speculative
spe·cu·la·tive
adjective
1.
2.
not based on fact or investigation
- “a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs”
- “speculative knowledge”
3.
- “if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive”
- “raised a speculative eyebrow”
Origin
Inherited from Middle English speculatyf, borrowed from Old French speculatif or directly from Late Latin speculativus, from Latin speculor.
Phrases
- speculative application
- speculative damages
- speculative erotica
- speculative evolution
- speculative fiction
- speculative grammar
- speculative grammarian
- Speculative Masonry
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