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单词 investigatorial
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investigatorialadj.

Brit. /ɪnˌvɛstᵻɡəˈtɔːrɪəl/, U.S. /ᵻnˌvɛstəɡəˈtɔriəl/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: investigator n., -ial suffix.
Etymology: < investigator n. + -ial suffix. Compare earlier investigating adj., investigative adj., investigatory adj.
Of, relating to, or involving investigation; of the nature of or characteristic of an investigator; that is charged with investigating someone or something; = investigatory adj.
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the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > [adjective] > characteristic of an investigator
speculatory1634
investigatorial1808
1808 J. Bentham Sc. Reform 69 Investigation or investigatorial procedure, a new and necessary name, for a practice in common use, but not as yet sufficiently distinguished. Investigatorial power, power for tracing out evidence, in the way of investigatorial procedure.
1849 Examiner 2 June 337/2 The investigatorial procedure connected with irregular marriages.
1925 W. Anderson Amer. City Govt. xx. 531 It is doubtful whether it is worth while to have several distinct bodies with full investigatorial functions.
1971 Times 17 Sept. 4/3 If a small-claims court was truly investigatorial, lawyers were in any case unnecessary.
2013 Pioneer (India) (Nexis) 5 Nov. A case has been registered and an investigatorial think-tank is looking for him.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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