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adjective
- 1. based on or involving conjecture: "much of the racial history of Madagascar remains conjectural"
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The meaning of CONJECTURAL is of the nature of or involving or based on conjecture. How to use conjectural in a sentence.
based on how something seems and not on proof: He uses the words "guess" and "suppose" frequently, showing that the whole argument is purely conjectural. An expert's opinion must not be based upon speculative or conjectural data. See. conjecture. Fewer examples. They often employ conjectural knowledge to make sense of a situation.
Conjectural definition: of, of the nature of, or involving conjecture; problematical. See examples of CONJECTURAL used in a sentence.
Definition of 'conjectural' Word Frequency. conjectural. (kəndʒektʃərəl ) adjective. A statement that is conjectural is based on information that is not certain or complete. [formal] There is something undeniably conjectural about such claims. Synonyms: speculative, theoretical, tentative, hypothetical More Synonyms of conjectural.
1. a. : inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence. b. : a conclusion deduced by surmise or guesswork. The criminal's motive remains a matter of conjecture. c. : a proposition (as in mathematics) before it has been proved or disproved. 2. obsolete. a. : interpretation of omens. b. : supposition. conjecture. 2 of 2. verb.
adjective. based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence. “theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural ”. synonyms: circumstantial, divinatory, hypothetic, hypothetical, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious. theoretic, theoretical.
n. 1. Opinion or judgment based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence; guesswork. 2. An opinion or conclusion based on guesswork: The commentators made various conjectures about the outcome of the next election. v. con·jec·tured, con·jec·tur·ing, con·jec·tures. v.tr.
Definition of conjectural adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to guess, based on the appearance of a situation and not on proof: We'll never know exactly how she died; we can only conjecture. [ + that ] He conjectured that the company would soon be in financial trouble. Synonyms.
noun. Something that is conjectural; a conjecture. Wiktionary. Other Word Forms of Conjectural. Noun.
