Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

investigatory

/ˌɪnvˈɛstəɡətˌɔɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: in-ves-ti-ga-to-ry
IPA: /ˌɪnvˈɛstəɡətˌɔɹi/

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Aimed at investigating.

Example Sentences

"Microsoft is subject to the investigatory and enforcement powers of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)."

Etymology

Etymology tree English investigate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English investigatory From investigate + -ory.

Derived Forms

investigatorily noninvestigatory preinvestigatory

Synonyms

investigative investigatorial fact-finding

Questions

How do you pronounce investigatory?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnvˈɛstəɡətˌɔɹi/.
What does investigatory mean?: Aimed at investigating.
Where does investigatory come from?: Etymology tree English investigate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English investigatory From investigate + -ory.

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