Investigative Meaning

/ɪnˈvɛstɪɡətɪv/
C1

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adjOf or pertaining to investigation or an investigation.

adjInquisitive; curious.

Tom is an investigative journalist.
Tom is an investigative reporter.
The president dismisses damning investigative journalism by calling it fake news.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ journalist spent months digging into the government's secret documents.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The journalist won an award for her ____ reporting on the corruption within the local government.

Etymology tree English investigate Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English investigative From investigate + -ive.

"RAIB prides itself on being able to send any of its inspectors to site with sufficient investigative skills and technical knowledge to gather evidence for any type of accident." — 2021 December 29, Paul Stephen, “Rail's accident investigators”, in RAIL, number 947, page 32:

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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ journalist spent months digging into the government's secret documents.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The journalist won an award for her ____ reporting on the corruption within the local government.

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