explorative

adjective

ex·​plor·​ative ik-ˈsplȯr-ə-tiv How to pronounce explorative (audio)
exploratively adverb

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The artistically explorative album follows Bieber's newest chapter as both a husband and father, also touching on headlines over the past few years that detail his alleged personal and professional struggles. Jay Stahl, USA Today, 26 July 2025 And it’s meant for round-the-world sailing—something the explorative folks at JFA could certainly get behind. Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 24 July 2025 Gillet and Kubinyi highlight that dogs, too, tend to become more playful, explorative and relaxed in the presence of their owners. Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025 Trending Stories Essential to the process that resulted in Virgin was Lorde’s explorative experience re-learning her body and its boundaries. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for explorative

Word History

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of explorative was in 1578

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“Explorative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/explorative. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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