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Synonyms for exploratory

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ik-splawr-uh-tawr-ee, -splohr-uh-tohr-ee or ik-splawr-uh-tiv, -splohr-
Phonetic Transcription : ɪkˈsplɔr əˌtɔr i, -ˈsploʊr əˌtoʊr i or ɪkˈsplɔr ə tɪv, -ˈsploʊr-

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Définition of exploratory

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Latin exploratorius "belonging to scouts," from explorator "scout," from explorare (see explore). Alternative explorative is from 1738.
  • As in preliminary : adj introductory, initial
  • As in searching : adj probing
  • As in trial : adj experimental
  • As in prolegomenous : adj preliminary
Example sentences :
  • Something was suggested about what he called an "exploratory puncture."
  • Extract from : « The Poet at the Breakfast Table » by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
  • Let us accompany Mr. Dick in one of his exploratory rambles.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Betsey » by Hugh Miller
  • The new response is exploratory and tentative, while habit is fixed and definite.
  • Extract from : « Psychology » by Robert S. Woodworth
  • Listening to a sudden noise is one of the first exploratory reactions.
  • Extract from : « Psychology » by Robert S. Woodworth
  • On these exploratory thoughts intent, I took my homeward way.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844 » by Various
  • These were both western men, animated with the spirit of exploratory enterprise which characterizes that people.
  • Extract from : « The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California » by Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
  • Again perchance some get rich quick frenzy pushes you into the frozen regions in exploratory reconnaissance for precious metals.
  • Extract from : « Touring Afoot » by Claude Powell Fordyce
  • On a purely scientific and exploratory expedition of this kind, there was no possible motive for any underhand work.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Amazons of Venus » by John Murray Reynolds
  • The case of Whittaker and Ransohoff survived the exploratory puncture, but Harley's case proved fatal from traumatic peritonitis.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
  • An exploratory incision was made, and a few ounces of pancreatic fluid evacuated by aspiration.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various

Antonyms for exploratory

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