This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
conjectural
[ kuhn-jek-cher-uhl ]
/ kənˈdʒɛk tʃər əl /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
adjective
of, of the nature of, or involving conjecture; problematical: Theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are highly conjectural.
given to making conjectures: a conjectural thinker.
OTHER WORDS FOR conjectural
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON AFFECT VS. EFFECT!
In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”
Question 1 of 7
The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Origin of conjectural
OTHER WORDS FROM conjectural
con·jec·tur·al·ly, adverbun·con·jec·tur·al, adjectiveWords nearby conjectural
conirostral, Coniston Water, conium, conization, conj., conjectural, conjecture, con job, conjoin, conjoined, conjoined anastomosis
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use conjectural in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for conjectural
conjectural
/ (kənˈdʒɛktʃərəl) /
adjective
involving or inclined to conjecture
Derived forms of conjectural
conjecturally, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012