guesswork
[ges-wurk]
Origin of guesswork
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Related Words
conjecture, hunch, presumption, inference, induction, postulate, prediction, presupposition, notion, deduction, postulation, assumption, hypothesis, fancy, opinion, estimate, feeling, judgment, divination, conclusionExamples from the Web for guesswork
Contemporary Examples
It's also almost 100% guesswork, at least for the period before 1976, and certainly for the period before 1925.
Based on my experience with my own sources, guesswork about who is behind a story is often wrong.
It's always going to be very much a matter of insight, judgment, guesswork, and so forth.
Historical Examples
It had only been selected by guesswork among a number on Roden's bunch.
Roden's CornerHenry Seton Merriman
In nearly all of America's accidents, guesswork is the real cause.
Sure Pop and the Safety ScoutsRoy Rutherford Bailey
The further in they went the greater the guesswork of the going.
Love and LucyMaurice Henry Hewlett
Perhaps I might hazard a guess, but it's no use talking of guesswork.
The Long RollMary Johnston
It was guesswork to trace his footsteps, but the elder youth made the effort.
Two Boys in WyomingEdward S. Ellis
guesswork
- a set of conclusions, estimates, etc, arrived at by guessing
- the process of making guesses
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Word Origin and History for guesswork
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