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investigative
What does investigative mean?
investigative (adjective): designed to find information or ascertain facts.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use investigative in a sentence?
- Investigative reporting. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce investigative?
/ɪnˈvɛstəˌɡeɪtɪv/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does investigative come from?
From investigate + -ive.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to investigative
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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of, facing, situated in, or related to the west
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of, facing, situated in, or related to the east
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designed to find information or ascertain facts
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unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses
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