indagatoryadj.
/ˈɪndəɡeɪtəri/ rare.
Pertaining to or of the nature of investigation.
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the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > [adjective]
exploratory1620
investigatory1760
investigative1773
examinational1826
indagatory1855
investigational1872
1855 G. M. Musgrave Ramble Normandy 312 In classical studies, their [the Germans'] indagatory research and laborious analysis have long since placed them in the first rank of Scholiasts.
1861 G. M. Musgrave By-roads in Picardy 285.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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adj.1855- double jeopardy
- double johannes
- double knitting
- double land
- double lath
- double letter
- double loathed
- double march
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- double mortise
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- double napoleon
- double negation
- double negative
- double nelson
- double o
- double obelisk
- double of
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- double or quit
- double or quit(s
- double organ
- double oxer
- double paddle