searching
adjective
1. diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
- a searching investigation of their past dealings
Similar word(s): inquiring, inquisitory, probing
2. having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect
- searching insights
Similar word(s): intelligent, trenchant
3. exploring thoroughly
Similar word(s): explorative, exploratory
noun
1. search; hunt
verb
1. present participle of search