exploratory
adjective
[ ɪkˈsplɒrət(ə)ri ]
• relating to or involving exploration or investigation.
• "surgeons performed an exploratory operation"
Similar:
investigative,
investigational,
explorative,
probing,
fact-finding,
analytic,
searching,
experimental,
trial,
test,
pilot,
preliminary,
provisional,
tentative,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin exploratorius, from Latin explorare (see explore).
