exploratory Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective serving in or intended for exploration or discovery
explorative.
- an exploratory operation
- exploratory reconnaissance
- digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico
- exploratory talks between diplomats
WordNet
Ex*plor"a*to*ry adjective
Etymology
L.Definitions
Serving or intended to explore; searching; examining; explorative. Sir H. Wotton.
