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| 1. | of, of the nature of, or involving conjecture; problematical: Theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are highly conjectural. |
| 2. | given to making conjectures: a conjectural thinker. |
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con·jec·tur·al·ly, adverb
—Synonyms 1. speculative, theoretical, doubtful.
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| con·jec·tur·al
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con·jec'tur·al·ly adv. |
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| conjectural | |
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| based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "hypothetical situation" |
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Conjectural
Con*jec"tur*al\, a. [L. conjecturalis: cf. F. conjectural.] Dependent on conjecture; fancied; imagined; guessed at; undetermined; doubtful. And mak'st conjectural fears to come into me. --Shak. A slight expense of conjectural analogy. --Hugh Miller. Who or what such editor may be, must remain conjectural. --Carlyle.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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