exploratory
American
[ik-splawr-uh-tawr-ee]
/ ɪkˈsplɔr əˌtɔr i /
Also
explorative
adjective
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pertaining to or concerned with exploration.
an exploratory operation.
-
inclined to make explorations.
Other Word Forms
- exploratively adverb
- nonexplorative adjective
- nonexploratory adjective
- unexplorative adjective
- unexploratory adjective
Etymology
Origin of exploratory
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English word from Latin word explōrātōrius. See exploration, -ory 1
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