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CONJECTURAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
Example:
hypothetical situation
Synonyms:
conjectural; divinatory; hypothetic; hypothetical; supposed; suppositional; suppositious; supposititious
Classified under:
Similar:
theoretic; theoretical (concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations)
Derivation:
conjecture (reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence)
conjecture (a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence))
conjecture (a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence)
