spec·u·la·tive
(spĕk′yə-lə-tĭv, -lā′-)adj.
1.
a. Given to, characterized by, or based upon speculation or conjecture: speculative articles about the origin of language.
b. Expressing inquisitive interest: raised a speculative eyebrow.
2.
a. Engaging in, given to, or involving financial speculation: speculative brokers; speculative stocks.
b. Spent in speculation: speculative funds.
c. Involving chance; risky: speculative business enterprises.
spec′u·la·tive·ly adv.
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speculative
(ˈspɛkjʊlətɪv)adj
(Banking & Finance) relating to or characterized by speculation, esp financial speculation
ˈspeculatively adv
ˈspeculativeness n
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spec•u•la•tive
(ˈspɛk yəˌleɪ tɪv, -lə tɪv)adj.
1. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by speculation, conjecture, or abstract reasoning.
2. theoretical, rather than practical.
3. given to speculation, as a person or the mind.
4. of or involving financial speculation.
[1350–1400]
spec′u•la`tive•ly, adv.
spec′u•la`tive•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Adj. | 1. |  speculative - not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky"; "speculative business enterprises"unsound - not sound financially; "unsound banking practices" |
| 2. | speculative - not based on fact or investigation; "a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs"; "speculative knowledge" theoretic, theoretical - concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science" | |
| 3. | speculative - showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow" curious - eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns); "a curious child is a teacher's delight"; "a trap door that made me curious"; "curious investigators"; "traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers"; "curious about the neighbor's doings" |
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speculative
adjective
1. hypothetical, academic, theoretical, abstract, tentative, notional, conjectural, suppositional He has written a speculative biography of Christopher Marlowe.
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speculative
adjective1. Of, characterized by, or disposed to thought:
cogitative, contemplative, deliberative, excogitative, meditative, pensive, reflective, ruminative, thinking, thoughtful.
Idiom: in a brown study.
2. Concerned primarily with theories rather than practical matters:
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Translations
spekulativní
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
speculative
[ˈspɛkjʊlətɪv] adj (= based on guesswork) → spéculatif/ive
(= questioning) [eye, look] → interrogateur/trice
(FINANCE) [bonds, venture, investment] → spéculatif/ive
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speculative
adj
→ spekulativ (esp Philos); approach, suggestions, ideas → rein theoretisch; expression, look → grüblerisch
(Fin) → Spekulations-; speculative gain → Spekulationsgewinn m; speculative builder → Bauspekulant(in) m(f); speculative building → Bauspekulation f; speculative investor → Investitionsspekulant(in) m(f); a speculative venture → ein Spekulationsvorhaben nt
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speculative
[ˈspɛkjʊlətɪv] adj (Philosophy, Fin) → speculativo/a; (expression) → indagatore/triceCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995