questionary

noun, adj — 4 senses

questionary

noun

UK /ˈkwɛstʃən(ə)ɹi/ · US /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənɛɹi/

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

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.

Synonyms
questionnaire

questionary

adj

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

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.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.