transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈspe-kyə-lə-tiv, -ˌlā- ]
adjective
Date: 14th century
1. : involving, based on, or constituting intellectual speculation ; also : theoretical rather than demonstrable
speculative knowledge
2. : marked by questioning curiosity
gave him a speculative glance
3. : of, relating to, or being a financial speculation
speculative stocks
speculative venture
• spec·u·la·tive·ly adverb