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  Speculative \Spec"u*la*tive\ (sp[e^]k"[-u]*l[.a]*t[i^]v), a.
     [Cf. F. sp['e]culatif, L. speculativus.]
     1. Given to speculation; contemplative.
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              The mind of man being by nature speculative.
                                                    --Hooker.
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     2. Involving, or formed by, speculation; ideal; theoretical;
        not established by demonstration. --Cudworth.
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     3. Of or pertaining to vision; also, prying; inquisitive;
        curious. [R.] --Bacon.
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     4. Of or pertaining to speculation in land, goods, shares,
        etc.; as, a speculative dealer or enterprise.
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              The speculative merchant exercises no one regular,
              established, or well-known branch of business. --A.
                                                    Smith.
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     5. (Finance) More risky than typical investments; not
        investment grade.
        [PJC] -- Spec"u*la*tive*ly, adv. --
        Spec"u*la*tive*ness, n.
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  Speculative \Spec"u*la*tive\, a. [Cf. F. sp['e]culatif, 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.

  speculative
       adj 1: not financially safe or secure; "a bad investment"; "high
              risk investments"; "anything that promises to pay too
              much can't help being risky"; "speculative business
              enterprises" [syn: bad, insecure, risky, high-risk]
       2: not based on fact or investigation; "a notional figure of
          cost helps in determining production costs"; "speculative
          knowledge" [syn: notional]
       3: showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light
          post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative
          eyebrow" [syn: inquisitive, questioning, wondering(a)]

  speculative
     Italian a.
     (feminine plural of it speculativo)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la speculātīvus  voc m s)

  speculative
     a.
     1 Characterized by speculation; based on guessing, unfounded
  opinions, or extrapolation.
     2 Pursued as a gamble, with possible large profits or losses; risky.

  speculative
     Italian a.
     (feminine plural of it speculativo)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la speculātīvus  voc m s)

  speculative
     Italian a.
     (feminine plural of it speculativo)
     Latin a.
     (inflection of la speculātīvus  voc m s)

  speculative
     Englanti a.
     1 spekulatiivinen, pohdiskeleva
     2 keinotteleva

  speculative
     Engelska a.
     spekulativ

  Speculative /spˈɛkjʊlətˌɪv/
  تخميني

  speculative //ˈspɛkjuləˌtɪv// 
  рискован, спекулативен
  characterized by speculation; based on guessing or unfounded opinions

  speculative /spˈɛkjʊlətˌɪv/ 
  spekulační

  speculative /spˈɛkjʊlətˌɪv/ 
  spekulativní

  speculative /spˈɛkjʊlətˌɪv/ 
  zkoumavý

  speculative /spˈɛkjʊlətˌɪv/
  Spekulations…

  speculative /spˈɛkjʊlətˌɪv/
  spekulativ 

  speculative /spˈɛkjʊlətˌɪv/
  
  θεωρητικός, κερδοσκοπικός, υποθετικός, εικαστικός

  speculative /spˈɛkjʊlətˌɪv/ 
  1. अन्दाज़~लगाते~हुए
        "This story is speculative."

  speculative /spˈɛkjʊlətˌɪv/
  misaon, nesiguran posao, sklon razmišljanju, sumnjiv

  speculative /spˈɛkjʊlətˌɪv/
  1. elmélkedô
  2. okoskodó
  3. spekulatív
  4. tûnôdô
  5. töprengô
  6. elméleti
  7. kockázatos
  8. bizonytalan
  9. spekulációs
  10. feltételezett

  speculative /spekjulətiv/
  bespiegelend, speculatief

  speculative /ˈspekjʊlətɪv/ 
   1.  spekulatywny
   2.  niepewny, kalkulujący
   3.  spekulacyjny

  speculative /spˈɛkjʊlətˌɪv/
  1. düşünüp tasavvur eden
  2. mali spekülasyonla ilgili
  3. tehlikeli, rizikolu. speculatively  zihninde tartarak. speculativeness  zihinde tartma. speculator  spekulator, vurguncu.

  
/ˈspɛkjəɫətɪv/

  105 Moby Thesaurus words for "speculative":
     abstract, academic, adventurous, aleatory, analytical, arguable,
     armchair, at issue, chancy, closet, cogitative, cognitive,
     concentrating, concentrative, conceptive, conceptual,
     conceptualized, confutable, conjectural, contemplating,
     contemplative, contestable, controversial, controvertible, curious,
     debatable, deliberating, deliberative, deniable, dicey, disputable,
     doubtable, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, excogitating,
     full of risk, hazardous, hypothetic, hypothetical, ideal,
     idealistic, idealized, ideational, ideative, iffy, impractical,
     in dispute, in doubt, in dubio, in question, inquiring,
     intellectual, introspective, meditating, meditative, mental,
     mistakable, moot, museful, musing, noetic, notional, open to doubt,
     open to question, pensive, pondering, postulatory, prehensive,
     problematic, questionable, questioning, ratiocinative, rational,
     reflecting, reflective, refutable, riskful, risky, ruminant,
     ruminating, ruminative, serious, sober, suppositional,
     supposititious, suppositive, suspect, suspicious, theoretical,
     thinking, thought, thoughtful, uncertain, unpractical, unproved,
     unproven, unrealistic, unreliable, untested, untrustworthy,
     venturesome, venturous, wildcat, wistful
  
  

  a. 思索性的,暝想性的,推理的;

     a. 思索性的,投机的,推理的