explorative

adjective

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

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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 Learn to dance — Take an explorative dance class at 6pm Wednesday at the Fayetteville Public Library. Alex Golden, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025 The path to discovering his purpose was filled with many explorative endeavors, including a Danish development school - which didn’t come to fruition - and a year-long enriching volunteering trip to the Philippines. Kody Boye, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for explorative

Word History

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 15 Jun. 2025.

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