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1. (adj.) speculative
pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by speculation, conjecture, or abstract reasoning.
2. speculative
theoretical, rather than practical.
3. speculative
given to speculation, as a person or the mind.
4. speculative
of or involving financial speculation.
Etymology: (1350–1400)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) bad, risky, high-risk, speculative
not financially safe or secure
"a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises"
2. (adj) notional, speculative
not based on fact or investigation
"a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs"; "speculative knowledge"
3. (adj) inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering(a)
showing curiosity
"if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) speculative
given to speculation; contemplative
2. (adj) speculative
involving, or formed by, speculation; ideal; theoretical; not established by demonstration
3. (adj) speculative
of or pertaining to vision; also, prying; inquisitive; curious
4. (adj) speculative
of or pertaining to speculation in land, goods, shares, etc.; as, a speculative dealer or enterprise
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