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investigative

adjectiveattested in dialogue

  • //ɪnˈvɛstɪɡətɪv//
  • //ɪnˈvɛstɪɡeɪtɪv//

Of or pertaining to investigation or an investigation.

adjective

  1. 1

    Of or pertaining to investigation or an investigation.

    RAIB prides itself on being able to send any of its inspectors to site with sufficient investigative skills and technical knowledge to gather evidence for any type of accident.

  2. 2

    Inquisitive; curious.

Etymology

Etymology tree English investigate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English investigative From investigate + -ive.

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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

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