speculatively

Variant of speculative

adjective

  1. of, characterized by, or having the nature of, speculation or meditation, conjecture, etc.
  2. theoretical, not practical
  3. of or characterized by financial speculation
  4. uncertain; risky
  5. indulging in or fond of speculation

Origin: ME speculatif < MFr < LL speculativus

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