inquisitorial
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
especially indicating a form of prosecution in which proceedings are secret and the accused is questioned by a prosecutor who acts also as the judge
Related & opposite
- accusatorial antonym
- inquisitor derivation
- inquisitor pertains to
Sense 2 adjective
marked by inquisitive interest; especially suggestive of an ecclesiastical inquisitor
the press was inquisitorial to the point of antagonism
Related & opposite
- Inquisitor derivation
- inquiring similar to
Sense 3 adjective
having the authority to conduct official investigations
the inquisitorial power of the Senate
Related & opposite
- inquiring similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | accusatorial |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | inquisitor |
| 1 | pertains to | Related & opposite | inquisitor |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | Inquisitor |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | inquiring |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | inquiring |