Definitions for speculative
ˈspɛk yəˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪvspec·u·la·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. bad, risky, high-risk, speculativeadjective

   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. notional, speculativeadjective

   not based on fact or investigation

   "a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs"; "speculative knowledge"

3. inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering(a)adjective

   showing curiosity

   "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Speculativeadjective

   (Finance) More risky than typical investments; not investment grade.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. speculativeadjective

   Characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Speculativeadjective

   Etymology: speculatif, Fr. from speculate.

   1. Given to speculation; contemplative.

   If all other uses were utterly taken away, yet the mind of man being by nature speculative and delighted with contemplation in itself, they were to be known even for meer knowledge sake. Richard Hooker.

   It encourages speculative persons who have no turn of mind to encrease their fortunes. Addison.

   2. Theoretical; notional; ideal; not practical.

   Some take it for a speculative platform, that reason and nature would that the best should govern, but no wise to create a right. Francis Bacon, holy War.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. speculative

   Speculative refers to ideas, theories, or actions that are based on conjecture, hypothesizing, or abstract reasoning rather than concrete facts or evidence. It often involves a significant degree of risk or uncertainty. This term is commonly used in fields such as finance, philosophy, and science.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Speculativeadjective

   given to speculation; contemplative

2. Speculativeadjective

   involving, or formed by, speculation; ideal; theoretical; not established by demonstration

3. Speculativeadjective

   of or pertaining to vision; also, prying; inquisitive; curious

4. Speculativeadjective

   of or pertaining to speculation in land, goods, shares, etc.; as, a speculative dealer or enterprise

5. Etymology: [Cf. F. spculatif, L. speculativus.]

WikidataRate this definition:2.0 / 2 votes

1. Speculative

   A cause of death may be labelled speculative, when circumstances are mysterious or unexplained, or when evidence from autopsy conflicts with other reports or rumours.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of speculative in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of speculative in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of speculative in a Sentence

1. Thomas Herzfeld:

   Hugo Cancio is the best Cuba play we have and also the most speculative, it's not one I could recommend. The financials aren't there. But it is one I want to own.

2. Megan Fazio:

   It is speculative and reckless to comment on the potential cause of what was ruled an accident in an ongoing investigation, these anonymous sources should perhaps look at doing the latter, especially while family and friends are grieving the loss of a visionary, mentor and friend. The facts remain, the unfounded commentary and speculation from anonymous sources will continue to evoke a no comment from our team.

3. Vivian Thoreen:

   Jamie Spears loves Jamie Spears daughter Britney unconditionally. For thirteen years, Jamie Spears has tried to do what is in her best interests, whether as a conservator or Britney Spears ' father, for anyone who has tried to help a family member dealing with mental health issues, they can appreciate the tremendous amount of daily worry and work this required. For Mr. Jamie Spears, this also meant biting Jamie Spears tongue and not responding to all the false, speculative, and unsubstantiated attacks on Jamie Spears by certain members of the public, media, or more recently, Britney's own attorney.

4. Paul Lambert:

   In terms of the flow that we're hearing about ... it's not panic selling of euros, we're hearing it's corporate flow, some fund flow, some speculative flow. None of it in itself is particularly outsized but it's all going in the same direction.

5. Søren Kierkegaard, Asluttende uvidenskabeligt Efterskrift:

   Alas! While the speculative honourable professor explains the entire existence has he in distraction forgotten his own name, that he is a man, purely and simply a man, not a fantastic 38 of a paragraph.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=speculative
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=speculative
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Speculative
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=speculative
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speculative
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=speculative