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Investigative Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Investigative has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

designed to find information or ascertain facts

"a fact-finding committee"

"investigative reporting"

2

Of or pertaining to investigation

"The investigative team spent weeks reviewing security footage to identify the suspect."

In plain English: Investigative means showing that you are actively looking into something to find out what is happening.

"The investigative journalist spent months uncovering corruption in the city government."

Example Sentences
"The investigative journalist spent months uncovering corruption in the city government." adj
"The investigative reporter uncovered details about the local scandal." adj
"Her investigative approach helped solve the mystery of the missing keys." adj
"The school hired an investigative team to look into the bullying allegations." adj
See Also
investigate investigation national bureau of investigation inquisitive mrb newshound fact finding pinoxepin
Related Terms

Origin

The word investigative comes from combining the verb investigate with the suffix -ive to form an adjective describing something related to investigation. It entered English as a direct construction of these two parts rather than being borrowed from another language.

Rhyming Words
vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive
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