exploratory
/ɛkˈsploɹ.əˌtoɹ.i/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.18 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Serving to explore or investigate.
noun
An exploration or investigation.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "Among other work done, according to the letter: CPR replaced the bottom of a deteriorating stair column base with hollow steel structural sections; conducted exploratory demolition on the underside of an eave that required “removal and reconstruction”; and removed all loose “cracked, spalled, deteriorated, and delaminated concrete” and damaged stucco from the underside of balcony eaves on 114 of the building’s 136 units, the letter said."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Latin plōrō Latin explōrōder. Middle French explorerder. English explore English -atory English exploratory From explore + -atory.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɛkˈsploɹ.əˌtoɹ.i/
- British English: /ɛkˈsplɒɹ.ə.tə.ɹi/