investigative en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈvɛstɪɡətɪv/
- /ɪnˈvɛstɪɡeɪtɪv/
- (Southern-England) audio
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.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to investigation or an investigation.
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.
2021 December 29, Paul Stephen, “Rail's accident investigators”, in RAIL, number 947, page 32:
- (not-comparable) Inquisitive; curious.
Deriveds
investigatively · investigative journalism · noninvestigative · investigative journalist · uninvestigative · preinvestigative
Synonyms
Translations (8)
it investigativo (pertaining to investigation) · es investigativo (pertaining to investigation) · sv undersökande (pertaining to investigation) · pt investigativo (pertaining to investigation) · de investigativ (pertaining to investigation) · sv grävande (pertaining to investigation) · ro investigativ (pertaining to investigation) · fi tutkiva (pertaining to investigation)