con·jec·tur·al (k n-j k chr-l)adj. 1. Based on or involving conjecture. See Synonyms at supposed. 2. Tending to conjecture. con·jec tur·al·ly adv. |
conjectural [kənˈdʒɛktʃərəl]
adj
involving or inclined to conjecture
conjecturally adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | conjectural - based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "hypothetical situation" theoretic, theoretical - concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science" |
conjectural
adjective speculative, theoretical, tentative, hypothetical, supposed, academic, surmised, suppositional There is something undeniably conjectural about such claims.
Translations
conjectural
adj → auf Vermutungen or Mutmaßungen beruhend; a conclusion which must remain conjectural → ein Schluss, der Vermutung or Mutmaßung bleiben muss; it is entirely conjectural → es ist reine Vermutung
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