conjectural

[ kuhn-jek-cher-uhl ]

/ kənˈdʒɛk tʃər əl /

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adjective

of, of the nature of, or involving conjecture; problematical: Theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are highly conjectural.

given to making conjectures: a conjectural thinker.

Origin of conjectural

1545–55; <Latin conjectūrālis, equivalent to conjectūr(a) conjecture + -ālis-al¹

SYNONYMS FOR conjectural

1 speculative, theoretical, doubtful.

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OTHER WORDS FROM conjectural

con·jec·tur·al·ly, adverbun·con·jec·tur·al, adjective

Words nearby conjectural

conirostral, Coniston Water, conium, conization, conj., conjectural, conjecture, con job, conjoin, conjoined, conjoined anastomosis

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Example sentences from the Web for conjectural

The conditions are, of course, conjectural, and any suggested conclusions to be drawn from them must be still more so.
The Position of Woman in Primitive Society|C. Gasquoine Hartley
The transcription of Dr. Crusius, with his conjectural restorations, will be found in the Appendix.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music|David Binning Monro
It is uncommonly clever; it picks out with skill all the most conjectural parts, and brings forward well all the difficulties.
The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume II (of II)|Charles Darwin
But whether it ever really thrived in our soil and climate is more than conjectural.
Nineteen Centuries of Drink in England|Richard Valpy French

But even the conjectural explanation now given fails us in the other cases of local modification.
Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection|Alfred Russel Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for conjectural

conjectural

/ (kənˈdʒɛktʃərəl) /

adjective

involving or inclined to conjecture

Derived forms of conjectural

conjecturally, adverb

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单词	conjectural
释义	conjectural [ kuhn-jek-cher-uhl ] / kənˈdʒɛk tʃər əl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR conjectural ON THESAURUS.COM adjective of, of the nature of, or involving conjecture; problematical: Theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are highly conjectural. given to making conjectures: a conjectural thinker. Origin of conjectural 1545–55; <Latin conjectūrālis, equivalent to conjectūr(a) conjecture + -ālis-al¹ SYNONYMS FOR conjectural 1 speculative, theoretical, doubtful. SEE SYNONYMS FOR conjectural ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM conjectural con·jec·tur·al·ly, adverbun·con·jec·tur·al, adjective Words nearby conjectural conirostral, Coniston Water, conium, conization, conj., conjectural, conjecture, con job, conjoin, conjoined, conjoined anastomosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for conjectural The conditions are, of course, conjectural, and any suggested conclusions to be drawn from them must be still more so. The Position of Woman in Primitive Society\|C. Gasquoine Hartley The transcription of Dr. Crusius, with his conjectural restorations, will be found in the Appendix. The Modes of Ancient Greek Music\|David Binning Monro It is uncommonly clever; it picks out with skill all the most conjectural parts, and brings forward well all the difficulties. The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume II (of II)\|Charles Darwin But whether it ever really thrived in our soil and climate is more than conjectural. Nineteen Centuries of Drink in England\|Richard Valpy French But even the conjectural explanation now given fails us in the other cases of local modification. Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection\|Alfred Russel Wallace British Dictionary definitions for conjectural conjectural / (kənˈdʒɛktʃərəl) / adjective involving or inclined to conjecture Derived forms of conjectural conjecturally, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to conjectural academic, assumed, doubtful, guessing, hypothetical, putative, reputed, supposed, suspect, tentative, theoretical, uncertain, unresolved, suppositional, suppositious, suppositive, figured, guesstimated, surmised
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conjectural

adjective

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