Dictionary

questionary en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənɛɹi/ (General-American)
• /ˈkwɛstʃən(ə)ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Either from French questionnaire or formed in English from question + -ary.

Meanings

1. Inquiring; asking questions; testing.
   • August 17, 1736, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift […] And I grow Laconic even beyond Laconiciſme; for ſometimes I return only Yes, or No, to queſtionary or petitionary Epiſtles of half a yard long.

Forms

questionary en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənɛɹi/ (General-American)
• /ˈkwɛstʃən(ə)ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Either from French questionnaire or formed in English from question + -ary.

Meanings

1. A questionnaire.
2. A list of questions; a text comprising a set of questions.
   • In this questionary God is described as the life of ab Hywel Swrdwal, a poet who flourished about 1450, a good deal of insight is given into the Bardic philosophy of existence. 1928, Lewis Spence, Mysteries of Britain, page viii. 180:
3. (archaic) One who makes it his business to seek after relics and carry them about for sale.

Forms

Synonyms

questionnaire