Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Exploratory

/ĭk-splôr'-ət-ôrˌ-ē/ · Ex·plor·a·to·ry · IPA /ɛkˈsploɹ.əˌtoɹ.i/

01 a. Serving or intended to explore; searching; examining; explorative.

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Serving or intended to explore; searching; examining; explorative.