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English

Adjective

speculative

Characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions.

Translations

French: spéculatif
German: spekulativ

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Italian

Adjective

speculative

Feminine plural form of speculativo

Category:Italian adjective forms

io:speculative id:speculative hu:speculative pl:speculative ru:speculative fi:speculative te:speculative vi:speculative

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Speculative \Spec"u*la*tive\ (sp[e^]k"[-u]*l[.a]*t[i^]v), a.
[Cf. F. sp['e]culatif, L. speculativus.]
1. Given to speculation; contemplative.
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The mind of man being by nature speculative.
--Hooker.
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2. Involving, or formed by, speculation; ideal; theoretical;
not established by demonstration. --Cudworth.
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3. Of or pertaining to vision; also, prying; inquisitive;
curious. [R.] --Bacon.
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4. Of or pertaining to speculation in land, goods, shares,
etc.; as, a speculative dealer or enterprise.
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The speculative merchant exercises no one regular,
established, or well-known branch of business. --A.
Smith.
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5. (Finance) More risky than typical investments; not
investment grade.
[PJC] -- Spec"u*la*tive*ly, adv. --
Spec"u*la*tive*ness, n.
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WordNet speculative
adj 1: 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" [syn: bad, insecure, risky, high-risk]
2: not based on fact or investigation; "a notional figure of
cost helps in determining production costs"; "speculative
knowledge" [syn: notional]
3: showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light
post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative
eyebrow" [syn: inquisitive, questioning, wondering(a)]

Moby Dictionary
abstract , academic , adventurous , aleatory , analytical , arguable ,
armchair , at issue , chancy , closet , cogitative , cognitive ,
concentrating , concentrative , conceptive , conceptual ,
conceptualized , confutable , conjectural , contemplating ,
contemplative , contestable , controversial , controvertible , curious ,
debatable , deliberating , deliberative , deniable , dicey , disputable ,
doubtable , doubtful , dubious , dubitable , excogitating ,
full of risk , hazardous , hypothetic , hypothetical , ideal ,
idealistic , idealized , ideational , ideative , iffy , impractical ,
in dispute , in doubt , in dubio , in question , inquiring ,
intellectual , introspective , meditating , meditative , mental ,
mistakable , moot , museful , musing , noetic , notional , open to doubt ,
open to question , pensive , pondering , postulatory , prehensive ,
problematic , questionable , questioning , ratiocinative , rational ,
reflecting , reflective , refutable , riskful , risky , ruminant ,
ruminating , ruminative , serious , sober , suppositional ,
supposititious , suppositive , suspect , suspicious , theoretical ,
thinking , thought , thoughtful , uncertain , unpractical , unproved ,
unproven , unrealistic , unreliable , untested , untrustworthy ,
venturesome , venturous , wildcat , wistful