at a guess

prepositional phrase

Judged by cursory examination; at a glance.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. informalJudged by cursory examination; at a glance.

    The woman opposite him was a mere girl — twenty at a guess.

    1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 3, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 27
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APA

at a guess. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20a%20guess

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“at a guess.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20a%20guess. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “at a guess,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/at%20a%20guess.

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