— queryingly , adv.
/kwear"ee/ , n. , pl. queries , v. , queried, querying .
n.
1. a question; an inquiry.
2. mental reservation; doubt.
3. Print. a question mark (?), esp. as added on a manuscript, proof sheet, or the like, indicating doubt as to some point in the text.
4. an inquiry from a writer to an editor of a magazine, newspaper, etc., regarding the acceptability of or interest in an idea for an article, news story, or the like: usually presented in the form of a letter that outlines or describes the projected piece.
v.t.
5. to ask or inquire about: No one queried his presence.
6. to question as doubtful or obscure: to query a statement.
7. Print. to mark (a manuscript, proof sheet, etc.) with a query.
8. to ask questions of.
[ 1625-35; alter. (cf. -Y 3 ) of earlier quere quaere QUAERE ]