questionary
English
editAlternative forms
edit- quæstionary (obsolete, rare)
Etymology
editEither from French questionnaire or formed in English from question + -ary.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editquestionary (plural questionaries)
- A questionnaire.
- A list of questions; a text comprising a set of questions.
- 1928, Lewis Spence, Mysteries of Britain, page viii. 180:
- 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.
- (archaic) One who makes it his business to seek after relics and carry them about for sale.
Synonyms
editTranslations
editquestionnaire — see questionnaire
Adjective
editquestionary (comparative more questionary, superlative most questionary)
- 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.
- August 17, 1736, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift