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speculative

speculative is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.Involving, or formed by, speculation; ideal; theoretical; not established by demonstration. Cudworth.
  2. 2.Of or pertaining to vision; also, prying; inquisitive; curious. [R.] Bacon.
  3. 3.Of or pertaining to speculation in land, goods, shares, etc.; as, a speculative dealer or enterprise. The speculative merchant exercises no one regular, established, or well-known branch of business. A. Smith. -- Spec"u*la*tive*ly, adv. -- Spec"u*la*tive*ness, n.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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