Investigative
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late Middle English: from Latin investigatio(n- ), from the verb investigare (see investigate).
wiktionary
investigate + -ive
etymonline
investigative (adj.)
"of or pertaining to investigation, curious and deliberative in research," 1803, from Latin investigat-, past-participle stem of investigare (see investigation) + -ive. Journalism sense is from 1951.
