conjectural

[kuhn-jek-cher-uhl]

adjective

1. of, of the nature of, or involving conjecture; problematical.

   Theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are highly conjectural.

   Synonyms: doubtful, theoretical, speculative

2. given to making conjectures.

   a conjectural thinker.

conjectural

/ kənˈdʒɛktʃərəl /

adjective

1. involving or inclined to conjecture

Other Word Forms

• conjecturally adverb
• unconjectural adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of conjectural¹

1545–55; < Latin conjectūrālis, equivalent to conjectūr ( a ) conjecture + -ālis -al ¹

Example Sentences

Projections of economic gains from major sporting events are typically optimistic, euphoric, chimerical or conjectural.

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The threat of fascism in the United States is no longer conjectural.

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The court sided with the officers, saying that the township failed to demonstrate “real, not conjectural, harm” by using the flag and that the ban “addresses that harm in a direct and material way.”

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The Constitution restricts the court to ruling only on actual “cases” and “controversies” — that is, on concrete harms affecting real people, not conjectural issues that might occur in the future.

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Without confirmation from artists, their teams, or Braun himself, changes to Braun’s roster are conjectural.

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