inspective

Variant of inspect

inspect definition

in·spect (in spekt′)

transitive verb

  1. to look at carefully; examine critically, esp. in order to detect flaws, errors, etc.
  2. to examine or review (troops, etc.) officially

Etymology: L inspectare, freq. < inspectus, pp. of inspicere, to look into, examine < in-, in, at + specere, to look at: see spy

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