conjectural
Americanadjective
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of, of the nature of, or involving conjecture; problematical.
Theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are highly conjectural.
- Synonyms:
- doubtful, theoretical, speculative
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given to making conjectures.
a conjectural thinker.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of conjectural
1545–55; < Latin conjectūrālis, equivalent to conjectūr ( a ) conjecture + -ālis -al 1
Vocabulary lists containing conjectural
"To Build a Fire," Vocabulary from the short story
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Part 2 Vocabulary (Unit 3)
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Example Sentences
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Conjectural nuclear or environmental apocalypse flickers just over the horizon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 17, 2018
Conjectural Criticism was evidently practised largely: and almost with as little felicity as when Bentley held the pen.
From The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Miller, Edward
Conjectural evidence points to William Herbert as the person to whom the Sonnets are addressed.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 88, April, 1875 by Various
Conjectural corrections of the text are pretty sure, in the long run, to have become effectually excluded.
From The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Burgon, John William
Conjectural emendations were offered by Capellus in the 17th, and by scholars such as C.F.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
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