dissectiveadj.
/dɪˈsɛktɪv/ Characterized by or having the quality of dissecting; serving to dissect.
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the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > close examination, scrutiny > [adjective]
curiousa1592
deep-searching1598
scrutinous1599
minutea1697
scrutinizing1782
dissective1860
vivisectivea1876
scrutinant1876
vivisecting1876
dissecting1891
scrutatory1893
1860 C. Dickens Let. 7 Jan. (1997) IX. 194 The three people who write the narratives in these proofs, have a dissective property in common.
1861 G. Wilson & A. Geikie Mem. E. Forbes v. 142 They were plainly anatomical dissective knives.
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adj.1860