What does "investigative" mean?

Of or pertaining to investigation

How do you pronounce "investigative"?

Pronounced //ɪnˈvɛstɪɡətɪv//.

Common synonyms include: academic curiosity, analytic, analytic, analytic journalism, analytical, analytical descriptor.

/ɪnˈvɛstɪɡətɪv/ adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Adjective

1
Of or pertaining to investigation not-comparable
"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."
2
inquisitive; curious not-comparable

Adjective

"Tom is an investigative journalist."

From investigate + -ive.