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Speculative

//ˈspɛkjuləˌtɪv// adj

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterized by speculation; based on guessing, unfounded opinions, or extrapolation.

    "Like The Handmaid's Tale, Oryx and Crake is a speculative fiction, not a science fiction proper."

  2. 2
    Pursued as a gamble, with possible large profits or losses; risky.

    "Tranquillo Barnetta was the grateful beneficiary of uncertain England defending and poor goalkeeping from Joe Hart as he twice saw speculative free-kicks end in the back of the net in the first half."

  3. 3
    Pertaining to financial speculation; Involving or resulting from high-risk investments or trade.

    ""Don't dare laugh at us!" smiled his sister. "I wish we were back in Tenth Street. But so many children came[…]and the Tenth Street house wasn't half big enough; and a dreadful speculative builder built this house and persuaded Austin to buy it. Oh, dear, and here we are among the rich and great; and the steel kings and copper kings and oil kings and their heirs and dauphins. Do you like the house?""

Adjective
  1. 1
    showing curiosity wordnet
  2. 2
    not based on fact or investigation wordnet
  3. 3
    not financially safe or secure wordnet

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English speculatyf, borrowed from Old French speculatif or directly from Late Latin speculativus, from Latin speculor.

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