experimental
adjective
ex·per·i·men·tal
ik-ˌsper-ə-ˈmen-tᵊl 
also -ˌspir-
1
: of, relating to, or based on experience or experiment
2
a
: serving the ends of or used as a means of experimentation
an experimental school
b
: relating to or having the characteristics of experiment : tentative
still in the experimental stage
Examples of experimental in a Sentence
The fuel is being used on an experimental basis.
an experimental procedure for patients suffering from leukemia
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Capó-García said the project also calls for a cohort to be selected to write a poem with her, and then a filmmaker will turn the group poem into an experimental short film.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Mar. 2026
Wild State Cider Another Lincoln Park hot spot, Wild State Cider is wild—the ciders range from traditional (wild apple and classic dry) to experimental flavors, like pineapple and dragon fruit, strawberry peach, and juicy mango.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 3 Mar. 2026
Capó-García said the project also calls for a cohort to be selected to write a poem with her, and then a filmmaker will turn the group poem into an experimental short film.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Yet despite that apparent simplification, the trenches themselves were in line with Lee’s exuberantly experimental creative urges; playful, ingenious, complex, and witty.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for experimental
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“Experimental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/experimental. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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experimental
adjective
ex·per·i·men·tal
ik-ˌsper-ə-ˈment-ᵊl
1
a
: of, relating to, or based on experience or experiment
experimental evidence
b
: subjected to the condition that is different from normal for a factor being tested in an experiment
the experimental group
2
: relating to or having the characteristics of experiment : tentative sense 1
still in the experimental stage
Medical Definition
experimental
adjective
ex·per·i·men·tal
ik-ˌsper-ə-ˈment-ᵊl also -ˌspir-
1
: of, relating to, or based on experience or experiment
2
: founded on or derived from experiment
the heart of the experimental method is the direct control of the thing studied—B. F. Skinner
B. F. Skinner3
of a disease
: intentionally produced especially in laboratory animals for the purpose of study
experimental diabetes
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