inquisitional

adjective

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  1. inquisitorial
  2. interrogative
  3. quizzical
Adjective
  • Drawing on inquisitorial records, Ginzburg showed how power and resistance are embedded in the same documents, using small-scale cases to illuminate broader tensions between elite and popular culture, and between authority and dissent.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 June 2026
  • Universities and research institutions face inquisitorial scrutiny.
    — Alejandro Reyes, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2026
Definition of inquisitorial
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  • Hockney’s paintings and drawings, as well as his later photo collages and digital works, invariably had a playful, exploratory, interrogative relationship with perspective, light, scale, framing, rendering—the basic components of picture-making.
    — Mark Rozzo, Vanity Fair, 12 June 2026
  • That single shift, from declarative to interrogative, forces the employee to do the thinking.
    — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Definition of interrogative
Adjective
  • Long missing an eyebrow, the plushie looked forever quizzical.
    — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2026
  • To its left, sausages revolved on chrome rollers; to its right, a human attendant in a brightly colored uniform looked patient and quizzical.
    — Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of quizzical
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“Inquisitional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inquisitional. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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