Inquisitory — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪŋkwɪsɪtˌɔːɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪŋkwɪsˌɪtəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪŋkwɪsˌɪtəɹi/

5 syllables Say it as /ˈɪŋkwɪsɪtˌɔːɹi/.

Examples

a probing inquiry
a searching investigation of their past dealings

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

searching probing

Parts of Speech

adjective

diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation

“a probing inquiry”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

forschend

fleißig und gründlich bei der Untersuchung oder Untersuchung

🇫🇷French

inquisitoire

diligent et minutieux dans une enquête ou une enquête

🇪🇸Spanish

inquisitivo

diligente y minucioso en la investigación o investigación

🇮🇹Italian

inquisitorio

diligente e approfondito nelle indagini o nelle indagini

🇳🇱Dutch

inquisitie

ijverig en grondig in onderzoek of onderzoek

🇵🇹Portuguese

inquisitório

diligente e completo em inquérito ou investigação

🇷🇺Russian

инквизиторский

прилежный и тщательный в расследовании или расследовании

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जिज्ञासु

पूछताछ या जांच में मेहनती और संपूर्ण

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুসন্ধানমূলক

তদন্ত বা তদন্তে পরিশ্রমী এবং পুঙ্খানুপুঙ্খ

🇮🇳Tamil

விசாரணை

விசாரணை அல்லது விசாரணையில் விடாமுயற்சி மற்றும் முழுமையானது

🇮🇳Telugu

విచారించే

విచారణ లేదా దర్యాప్తులో శ్రద్ధగల మరియు క్షుణ్ణంగా

🇮🇳Marathi

चौकशी

चौकशी किंवा तपासात मेहनती आणि कसून

🇮🇳Gujarati

પૂછપરછ

તપાસ અથવા તપાસમાં મહેનતું અને સંપૂર્ણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಿಜ್ಞಾಸೆ

ವಿಚಾರಣೆ ಅಥವಾ ತನಿಖೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಶ್ರದ್ಧೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അന്വേഷണാത്മക

അന്വേഷണത്തിലോ അന്വേഷണത്തിലോ ഉത്സാഹവും സമഗ്രവും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੁੱਛਗਿੱਛ

ਪੁੱਛਗਿੱਛ ਜਾਂ ਜਾਂਚ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਿਹਨਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਡੂੰਘਾਈ ਨਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

تفتیشی

انکوائری یا تفتیش میں مستعد اور مکمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

好奇的

勤勉彻底地询问或调查

🇯🇵Japanese

尋問

熱心かつ徹底的な調査または調査

🇰🇷Korean

조사

조사나 조사에 있어서 부지런하고 철저하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tra hỏi

siêng năng và kỹ lưỡng trong việc điều tra hoặc điều tra

🇹🇭Thai

สอบสวน

ขยันและรอบคอบในการสอบสวนหรือสอบสวน

🇮🇩Indonesian

rasa ingin tahu

tekun dan teliti dalam penyelidikan atau penyelidikan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsisiyasat

masipag at masinsinan sa pagtatanong o pagsisiyasat

🇲🇾Malay

siasatan

tekun dan teliti dalam siasatan atau penyiasatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استقصائي

مجتهد وشامل في التحقيق أو التحقيق

🇮🇷Persian

تحقیقی

سخت کوش و کامل در تحقیق یا تحقیق

🇹🇷Turkish

sorgulayıcı

Soruşturma veya soruşturmada gayretli ve kapsamlı

🇮🇱Hebrew

אינקוויזיטורי

חרוץ ויסודי בחקירה או חקירה

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The primary meaning of 'inquisitory' is 'diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation'.

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