This week’s theme
Words with all the vowels

This week’s words
elucidatory
questionary

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(KWES-chuh-ner-ee)

MEANING:

noun:	1. A list of questions: a questionnaire.
	2. One who asks questions.
adjective:	1. Inquisitive.
	2. Having or relating to questions.

ETYMOLOGY:

From question, from Middle French question, from Latin quaerere (to ask). Earliest documented use: 1541. See also: sixty-four-dollar question.

USAGE:

“The depth and relevance of the testing offered by these companies varies widely, as does the usefulness of the information they provide. Some rely on detailed questionaries.”
Adam Piore; Forget Fad Diets. AI Knows Exactly What You Should Eat for Your Best Health; Newsweek (New York); Mar 17, 2023.

“The look on her face now was very questionary, and the answer was unspoken in his mouth like a song yet unsung.”
Devaughn Jackson; The Voodoo Queen; D. Jackson; 2022.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: