conjectural Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
supposititious; suppositious; suppositional; supposed; hypothetical; hypothetic; divinatory.
- theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural
- the supposed reason for his absence
- suppositious reconstructions of dead languages
- hypothetical situation
WordNet
Con*jec"tur*al adjective
Etymology
L.Definitions
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.
