explorative

ɪkˈsplɔːr.ə.tɪv

Definition of explorative - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

ideas

Rare

related to exploring or investigating new ideas

Rare

The team took an explorative approach to the project.

inquisitive

investigative

discovery

Rare

intended for discovery or examination

Rare

She conducted an explorative study on marine life.

exploratory

investigative

probing

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Origin of explorative

Latin, explorare (to investigate)

Examples of explorative in a sentence

The explorative study revealed unexpected results.
The explorative expedition mapped the uncharted island.
His explorative approach led to new insights.

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French:exploratoire, découverte, ...
German:erforschend, forschend, ...
Italian:esplorativo, investigativo, ...
Spanish:exploratorio, investigativo, ...
Portuguese:explorativo, exploratório, ...
Chinese:探索性的, 考察性的, ...
Japanese:探究的な, 調査のための, ...
Arabic:اِسْتِكْشَافِي, ...
Hebrew:חַקְרָנִי, חֲקִירָתִי, ...
Russian:исследовательский, ...
Ukrainian:дослідницький, ...
Hindi:अन्वेषणात्मक, ...
Bengali:অন্বেষণমূলক, আবিষ্কারমূলক, ...
Catalan:exploratori, ...
Czech:explorativní, zkoumavý, ...
Danish:udforskende, undersøgende, ...
Dutch:verkennend, ...
Greek:εξερευνητικός, ανακαλυπτικός, ...
Hungarian:feltáró, exploratív, ...
Khmer:ស្វែងយល់, រុករក, ...
Korean:탐구적인, 탐사적인, ...
Persian:کاوشگرانه, کاوشی, ...
Polish:eksploracyjny, poszukiwawczy, ...
Portuguese (BR):exploratório, ...
Romanian:explorativ, exploratoriu, ...
Swedish:utforskande, ...
Thai:สำรวจ, เพื่อการค้นพบ, ...
Turkish:araştırmacı, keşifsel, ...
Vietnamese:khám phá, tìm hiểu, ...

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Adjective

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