investigative

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Adjective
2 Italian
- 2.1 Adjective

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

investigate +‎ -ive

Adjective[edit]

investigative (comparative more investigative, superlative most investigative)

Of or pertaining to investigation; inquisitive; curious; searching.

Translations[edit]

pertaining to investigation

Italian: investigativo (it)

Swedish: undersökande (sv), grävande (sv)

References[edit]

investigative in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
investigative in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

See also[edit]

investigative journalism

Italian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

investigative f pl

feminine plural of investigativo

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