[…] 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.
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Speculatively
Synonyms for "speculatively"
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Catalan
1 entries- especulativament adv (in a speculative manner)
Finnish
1 entries- spekulatiivisesti adv (in a speculative manner)
French
1 entries- spéculativement adv (in a speculative manner)
Spanish
1 entries- especulativamente adv (in a speculative manner)
Sample sentences
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The fleet had been ordered speculatively by Beacon Rail, and intended as heavy shunting and trip locomotives, as well as a viable low-emission replacement for the elderly Class 08/09 'BR Standard large shunter' which dates from the 1950s and 1960s.
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