Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

investigative

/ɪnˈvɛstɪɡətɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.68 in modern English

Syllables: in-ves-tiga-tive
IPA: /ɪnˈvɛstɪɡətɪv/

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to investigation or an investigation.

adj

Inquisitive; curious.

Example Sentences

"RAIB prides itself on being able to send any of its inspectors to site with sufficient investigative skills and technical knowledge to gather evidence for any type of accident."

Etymology

Etymology tree English investigate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English investigative From investigate + -ive.

Derived Forms

investigatively noninvestigative preinvestigative uninvestigative

Phrases

investigative journalism investigative journalist

Synonyms

investigatory fact-finding

Questions

How do you pronounce investigative?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈvɛstɪɡətɪv/.
What does investigative mean?: Of or pertaining to investigation or an investigation.
Where does investigative come from?: Etymology tree English investigate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English investigative From investigate + -ive.

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