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speculative

Pronunciation: /ˈspɛkjʊlətɪv/

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Definition of speculative

adjective

  • 1engaged in, expressing, or based on conjecture rather than knowledge:he gave her a speculative glance
  • 2(of an investment) involving a high risk of loss: the bonuses cannot be put at risk due to some speculative investment
  • (of a business venture) undertaken on the chance of success, without a pre-existing contract: he was involved in speculative building

Derivatives

speculatively

adverb

speculativeness

noun

speculative in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of speculative in the US English dictionary
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