conjectural

American  

[kuhn-jek-cher-uhl] / kənˈdʒɛk tʃər əl /

adjective

1. of, of the nature of, or involving conjecture; problematical.

   Theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are highly conjectural.

   Synonyms:

   doubtful, theoretical, speculative

2. given to making conjectures.

   a conjectural thinker.

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conjectural British  

/ kənˈdʒɛktʃərəl /

adjective

1. involving or inclined to conjecture

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Other Word Forms

• conjecturally adverb
• unconjectural adjective

Etymology

Origin of conjectural

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

Example Sentences

These figures are necessarily conjectural, because your mileage may vary — in fact, everyone’s mileage varies.

From Los Angeles Times

Projections of economic gains from major sporting events are typically optimistic, euphoric, chimerical or conjectural.

From Los Angeles Times

The court sided with the officers, saying that the township failed to demonstrate “real, not conjectural, harm” by using the flag and that the ban “addresses that harm in a direct and material way.”

From Seattle Times

The Constitution restricts the court to ruling only on actual “cases” and “controversies” — that is, on concrete harms affecting real people, not conjectural issues that might occur in the future.

From Los Angeles Times

Without confirmation from artists, their teams, or Braun himself, changes to Braun’s roster are conjectural.

From Seattle Times