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Exploratory

/ɛkˈsplɒɹ.ə.tə.ɹi/ · adjective

Meaning

Serving to explore or investigate..

Definitions by Sense

  1. Serving to explore or investigate.
  2. An exploration or investigation.

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, for those who doubted the sheer breadth of music Glastonbury offers, a short walk took you from Thundercat’s exploratory, spaced-out take on jazz-funk – where the smooth sound of yacht rock crashed into extended passages of improvisation to thrilling effect – to the aforementioned Craig David, clad entirely in white and padding out his set by the simple expedient of playing other people’s records and singing along to them, and thence to Liam Gallagher on the comeback trail.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does exploratory mean?

Exploratory means Serving to explore or investigate..

What is a synonym for exploratory?

Common synonyms include preliminary, searching, wildcat, explorative.

What is the opposite of exploratory?

Possible antonyms include nonexploratory, unexplorative, unexploratory, nonexplorative.

How do you use exploratory in a sentence?

Meanwhile, for those who doubted the sheer breadth of music Glastonbury offers, a short walk took you from Thundercat’s exploratory, spaced-out take on jazz-funk – where the smooth sound of yacht rock crashed into extended passages of improvisation to thrilling effect – to the aforementioned Craig David, clad entirely in white and padding out his set by the simple expedient of playing other people’s records and singing along to them, and thence to Liam Gallagher on the comeback trail.

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