Word of the Day: SPECULATIVE

spec·u·la·tive

adjective \ˈspe-kyə-lə-tiv, –ˌlā-\

: based on guesses or ideas about what might happen or be true rather than on facts

: tending to think about what might happen or be true : tending to speculate

: showing curiosity or uncertainty

Full Definition of SPECULATIVE

1 :  involving, based on, or constituting intellectual speculation; also :  theoretical rather than demonstrable <speculative knowledge>

2 :  marked by questioning curiosity <gave him a speculative glance>

3 :  of, relating to, or being a financial speculation <speculative stocks> <speculative venture>

— spec·u·la·tive·ly adverb

Examples of SPECULATIVE

1. His conclusions are highly speculative.
2. a writer with a speculative mind
3. a speculative boom in housing construction

First Known Use of SPECULATIVE

14th century

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