Speculatively
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a speculative manner.
"[…] he will appear to many of the more speculatively minded intellectuals merely as a timid apologist of things as they are; at the same time he will be dismissed by the men of affairs as an impractical theorist."
Adverb
- 1 with speculation; in a speculative manner wordnet
Example
More examples"[…] he will appear to many of the more speculatively minded intellectuals merely as a timid apologist of things as they are; at the same time he will be dismissed by the men of affairs as an impractical theorist."
Etymology
From speculative + -ly.
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