Meanings
comparative more speculatively · superlative most speculatively
- 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.
1949, F. A. Hayek, “The Intellectuals and Socialism”, in University of Chicago Law Review, volume 16, number 3, Chicago: University of Chicago, →DOI, page 4301 more example
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.
2025 October 1, “News: Romic offers all 15 Class 18 hybrid shunters for sale”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 13
Origin
Translations
Catalan especulativament
- especulativamentin a speculative manner
Finnish spekulatiivisesti
- spekulatiivisestiin a speculative manner
French spéculativement
- spéculativementin a speculative manner
Spanish especulativamente
- especulativamentein a speculative manner
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speculatively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speculatively
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