conjectural en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English conjecture Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English conjectural From conjecture + -al.
Meanings
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In the nature of a conjecture, or based on a conjecture.
In conjectural statements, the French often use the Future or the Conditional, instead of the Perfect or the Pluperfect used in English.
1863, Jules Festu, Practical lessons on the comparative construction of the verb in the French and English languages:Medicine, however, has been, and still continues to be, an art so conjectural and uncertain, that our astonishment at the anxiety with which empirics have been sought after and followed is much diminished.
1844, Thomas Joseph Pettigrew, On Superstitions Connected with the History and Practice of Medicine and Surgery:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more conjectural | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most conjectural | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
conjecturalist · conjecturalism · nonconjectural · conjecturally
Synonyms
Translations (18)
ca conjectural (in the nature of a conjecture) · it congetturale (in the nature of a conjecture) · pl oparty na domysłach (in the nature of a conjecture) · sh pretpostavljen (in the nature of a conjecture) · nl gegist (in the nature of a conjecture) · pt conjetural (in the nature of a conjecture) · uz faraziy (in the nature of a conjecture) · nl conjecturaal (in the nature of a conjecture) · fr conjectural (in the nature of a conjecture) · ar فَرَضِيّ (in the nature of a conjecture) · bg предполагаем (in the nature of a conjecture) · la opīnābilis (in the nature of a conjecture) · gl conxectural (in the nature of a conjecture) · hu feltevésen alapuló (in the nature of a conjecture) · es conjetural (in the nature of a conjecture) · pl oparty na przypuszczeniach (in the nature of a conjecture) · nl verondersteld (in the nature of a conjecture) · pt conjectural (in the nature of a conjecture)