SPECULATIVE


Meaning of SPECULATIVE in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.