Explorative

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Explorative \Ex*plor"a*tive\, a.
     Exploratory.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  explorative
       adj : serving in or intended for exploration or discovery; "an
             exploratory operation"; "exploratory reconnaisance";
             "digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico";
             "exploratory talks between diplomats" [syn: {exploratory}]
             [ant: {nonexploratory}]