0 in a way that is intended to find out the truth about something: --
She looked at him searchingly.
Such a committee would be able to go thoroughly, impartially and searchingly into the problem.
We shall look searchingly into it to see whether it stands up financially, and will consider all the other aspects as well.
What troubles me is the economic impact, which has to be looked at searchingly.
We who do not approve of this policy are therefore more critical of this agreement than other people, and consider it more searchingly.
I should say that the reckless sale of assets is as bad as reckless expenditure and should be searchingly inquired into.
I hope that the inquiry will look searchingly at those matters to ensure that the integrity and robustness of the whole system can be maintained.
What we are entitled to do now is to look searchingly at the various regional development policies which have been followed.
It has been long matured, it has been searchingly examined, and it has never been departed from in any respect.
