Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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explorative | No | Yes | No | No |
wildcat | Yes | Yes | No | No |
explorative (noun) | wildcat (noun) |
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any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild | |
an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field | |
a cruelly rapacious person |
explorative (adjective) | wildcat (adjective) |
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serving in or intended for exploration or discovery | (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive |
without official authorization | |
outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices |