exploratory

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word exploratory. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word exploratory, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say exploratory in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word exploratory you have here. The definition of the word exploratory will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofexploratory, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

From explore +‎ -atory.

Pronunciation

Adjective

exploratory (not comparable)

  1. Serving to explore or investigate.
    • 2017 June 26, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in the Guardian:
      Meanwhile, for those who doubted the sheer breadth of music Glastonbury offers, a short walk took you from Thundercat’s exploratory, spaced-out take on jazz-funk – where the smooth sound of yacht rock crashed into extended passages of improvisation to thrilling effect – to the aforementioned Craig David, clad entirely in white and padding out his set by the simple expedient of playing other people’s records and singing along to them, and thence to Liam Gallagher on the comeback trail.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

exploratory (plural exploratories)

  1. An exploration or investigation.