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explorative
9
experimental(new, unsettled, trial, penetrating)
7
trial(new, opening, unsettled, basic)
6
preliminary(new, opening, trial, basic)
5
tentative(new, unsettled, trial, untried)
5
investigative(penetrating, tentative, searching, analytical)
4
examining(penetrating, tentative, searching, analytical)
3
analytic
3
analytical(penetrating, searching, investigative, investigatory)
3
provisional(new, opening, unsettled, trial)
3
speculative
2
fact-finding(penetrating, tentative, investigative, probing)
2
inductive(opening, basic, fundamental, first)
2
inquisitive(penetrating, tentative, searching, analytical)
2
pilot(new, opening, trial, basic)
2
testing(tentative, experimental, probationary, investigative)
1
audacious
1
bold
1
conditional
1
conjectural
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