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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. serving in or intended for exploration or discovery;
- Example: "an exploratory operation"
- Example: "exploratory reconnaissance"
- Example: "digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico"
- Example: "exploratory talks between diplomats"
[syn: exploratory, explorative]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Explorative \Ex*plor"a*tive\, a. Exploratory. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

explorative adj 1: serving in or intended for exploration or discovery; "an exploratory operation"; "exploratory reconnaissance"; "digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico"; "exploratory talks between diplomats" [syn: exploratory, explorative] [ant: nonexplorative, nonexploratory, unexplorative, unexploratory]