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conjectural

[ kuhn-jek-cher-uhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of, of the nature of, or involving conjecture; problematical:
Theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are highly conjectural.
Synonyms: doubtful, theoretical, speculative
given to making conjectures:
a conjectural thinker.

conjectural

/ kənˈdʒɛktʃərəl /

1545–55; < Latin conjectūrālis, equivalent to conjectūr ( a ) conjecture + -ālis -al ¹

Upon such a tissue of conjectural absurdities the wonderful opinion of the immortality of the soul is built.

The transcription of Dr. Crusius, with his conjectural restorations, will be found in the Appendix.

What the passages between him and Friedrich Wilhelm were, on this occasion, shall remain conjectural to all creatures.

In these parts, the paths of the curves are to some extent conjectural.

All our attempts to discover origins far behind history must be conjectural.

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