Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1.
designed to find information or ascertain facts;
- Example: "a fact-finding committee"- Example: "investigative reporting"[syn: fact-finding, investigative, investigatory]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Investigative \In*ves"ti*ga*tive\, a.
Given to investigation; inquisitive; curious; searching.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
investigative
adj 1: designed to find information or ascertain facts; "a fact-
finding committee"; "investigative reporting" [syn:
fact-finding, investigative, investigatory]