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speculative
[ spek-yuh-ley-tiv, -luh-tiv ]
adjective
- pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by speculation, contemplation, conjecture, or abstract reasoning:
a speculative approach.
- theoretical, rather than practical:
speculative conclusions.
- given to speculation, as persons, the mind, etc.
- of the nature of or involving commercial or financial speculation:
speculative ventures.
- engaging in or given to such speculation.
ˈܱپ
/ ˈɛʊəɪ /
adjective
- relating to or characterized by speculation, esp financial speculation
Derived Forms
- ˈܱپness, noun
- ˈܱپly, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- u·t· adverb
- u·t·Ա noun
- t·u·t adjective
- anti·u·t· adverb
- anti·u·t·Ա noun
- p·u·t adjective
- hyper·u·t· adverb
- hyper·u·t·Ա noun
- ԴDz·u·t adjective
- non·u·t· adverb
- non·u·t·Ա noun
- v·u·t adjective
- over·u·t· adverb
- over·u·t·Ա noun
- i·u·t adjective
- semi·u·t· adverb
- semi·u·t·Ա noun
- ܲ·u·t adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of speculative1
Example Sentences
Given Trump's impulsive approach, it could pay to wait for the signals to be more definitive, not speculative.
But this is all highly speculative and a US Department of State spokesperson said that there was "nothing to preview or announce at this time".
It led Wigan chief executive Kris Radlinski to send a speculative email to the NRL's organisers to see if the Warriors could take part this year.
“So I see the banana, and I think of the smell that I just smelled, and thereby reactivate these representations in the olfactory cortex. It’s the best explanation. It’s purely speculative,” he noted.
Meme-coins have often been criticised for their speculative nature, where users create or buy them in the hope that their value will rise and make money quickly - but many end up losing money on them.
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