English-Thai Dictionary

speculative

ADJ ซึ่ง เป็น ทางทฤษฎี  hopothetical sueng-pen-tang-trud-sa-de

 

speculative

ADJ ไม่แน่ นอน  เสี่ยง  unsafe insecure safe certain sure mai-nea-non

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPECULATIVE

a. 1. Given to speculation; contemplative; applied to persons. The min of man being by nature speculative-
2. Formed by speculation; theoretical; ideal; not verified by fact, experiment or practice; as a scheme merely speculative.
3. Pertaining to view; also, prying.

 

SPECULATIVELY

adv. 1. In contemplation; with meditation.
2. Ideally; theoretically; in theory only, not in practice. Propositions seem often to be speculatively true, which experience does not verify.

 

SPECULATIVENESS

n.The state of being speculative, or of consisting in speculation only.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPECULATIVE

Spec "u *la *tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. spéculatif, L. speculativus.]

 

1. Given to speculation; contemplative. The mind of man being by nature speculative. Hooker.

 

2. Involving, or formed by, speculation; ideal; theoretical; not established by demonstration. Cudworth.

 

3. Of or pertaining to vision; also, prying; inquisitive; curious. [R.] Bacon.

 

4. Of or pertaining to speculation in land, goods, shares, etc. ; as, a speculative dealer or enterprise. The speculative merchant exercises no one regular, established, or well-known branch of business. A. Smith. -- Spec "u *la *tive *ly, adv. -- Spec "u *la *tive *ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

speculative

spec u la tive |ˈspekyəˌlātiv, -lətiv ˈspɛkjəˌleɪdɪv ˈspɛkjələdɪv | ▶adjective 1 engaged in, expressing, or based on conjecture rather than knowledge: discussion of the question is largely speculative. 2 (of an investment ) involving a high risk of loss. • (of a business venture ) undertaken on the chance of success, without a preexisting contract. DERIVATIVES spec u la tive ly adverb, spec u la tive ness noun

 

speculative builder

spec u la tive build er ▶noun a person who has houses constructed without securing buyers in advance.

 

Oxford Dictionary

speculative

specu ¦la |tive |ˈspɛkjʊlətɪv | ▶adjective 1 engaged in, expressing, or based on conjecture rather than knowledge: he gave her a speculative glance. 2 (of an investment ) involving a high risk of loss. • (of a business venture ) undertaken on the chance of success, without a pre-existing contract. DERIVATIVES speculatively adverb, speculativeness noun

 

speculative builder

specu ¦la |tive build ¦er ▶noun a person who has houses erected without securing buyers in advance.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

speculative

speculative adjective 1 any discussion is largely speculative: conjectural, suppositional, theoretical, hypothetical, putative, academic, notional, abstract; tentative, unproven, unfounded, groundless, unsubstantiated. 2 a speculative investment: risky, hazardous, unsafe, uncertain, unpredictable; informal chancy, dicey, iffy.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

speculative

speculative adjective 1 any discussion of the question is largely speculative: conjectural, suppositional, theoretical, hypothetical, based on guesswork, putative, academic, notional, abstract; tentative, unproven, untested, unfounded, groundless, unsubstantiated; rare ideational, suppositious, suppositive. ANTONYMS proven. 2 a speculative investment: risky, hazardous, unsafe, uncertain, unpredictable; informal chancy, dicey, iffy; Brit. informal dodgy. ANTONYMS safe.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

speculative

spec u la tive /spékjəlèɪtɪv |spékjʊlət -/形容詞 ｟主に書 ｠1 推測的な, 推測による ; 〈人が 〉思索的な ▸ dismiss an idea as purely speculative 単なる推測と考えを一蹴 （いつしゆう ）する .2 (比較なし ) 投機的な, 思惑の ; (損失などの )危険を伴う (risky ).3 〈表情などが 〉推察する [探る ]ような ; 〈人 心が 〉思索にふける .4 (実際的ではなく )理論的な .