exploratory Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective serving in or intended for exploration or discovery
    explorative.
    • an exploratory operation
    • exploratory reconnaissance
    • digging an exploratory well in the Gulf of Mexico
    • exploratory talks between diplomats

WordNet

Ex*plor"a*to*ry adjective
Etymology
L. exploratorius.
Definitions
  1. Serving or intended to explore; searching; examining; explorative. Sir H. Wotton.

Webster 1913