"investigative" meaning in English

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "investigative journalism"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "investigative journalist"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "investigate",
        "3": "ive"
      },
      "expansion": "investigate + -ive",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "investigate + -ive",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more investigative",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most investigative",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "investigative (comparative more investigative, superlative most investigative)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "94 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -ive",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2021 December 29, Paul Stephen, “Rail's accident investigators”, in RAIL, number 947, page 32",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of or pertaining to investigation"
      ],
      "id": "en-investigative-en-adj-h-eodYF~",
      "links": [
        [
          "investigation",
          "investigation"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "pertaining to investigation",
          "word": "tutkiva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "pertaining to investigation",
          "word": "investigativ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "pertaining to investigation",
          "word": "investigativo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "pertaining to investigation",
          "word": "investigativo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "pertaining to investigation",
          "word": "investigativ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "pertaining to investigation",
          "word": "investigativo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "pertaining to investigation",
          "word": "undersökande"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "pertaining to investigation",
          "word": "grävande"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "inquisitive; curious"
      ],
      "id": "en-investigative-en-adj-SB2yIPXG",
      "links": [
        [
          "inquisitive",
          "inquisitive"
        ],
        [
          "curious",
          "curious"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈvɛstɪɡətɪv/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈvɛstɪɡeɪtɪv/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "investigatory"
    }
  ],
  "word": "investigative"
}

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  "categories": [
    "English 5-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms suffixed with -ive",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "investigative journalism"
    },
    {
      "word": "investigative journalist"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "investigate",
        "3": "ive"
      },
      "expansion": "investigate + -ive",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "investigate + -ive",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more investigative",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most investigative",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "investigative (comparative more investigative, superlative most investigative)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2021 December 29, Paul Stephen, “Rail's accident investigators”, in RAIL, number 947, page 32",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Of or pertaining to investigation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "investigation",
          "investigation"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "inquisitive; curious"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inquisitive",
          "inquisitive"
        ],
        [
          "curious",
          "curious"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈvɛstɪɡətɪv/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪnˈvɛstɪɡeɪtɪv/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "investigatory"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "pertaining to investigation",
      "word": "tutkiva"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "pertaining to investigation",
      "word": "investigativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "pertaining to investigation",
      "word": "investigativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "pertaining to investigation",
      "word": "investigativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "pertaining to investigation",
      "word": "investigativ"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "pertaining to investigation",
      "word": "investigativo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "pertaining to investigation",
      "word": "undersökande"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "pertaining to investigation",
      "word": "grävande"
    }
  ],
  "word": "investigative"
}