What does conjectural mean in English? Meaning of conjectural definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "conjectural": based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
Adjective
Meaning: based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidenceExample: theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural
the supposed reason for his absence
suppositious reconstructions of dead languages
hypothetical situationSynonyms: conjectural
divinatory
hypothetic
hypothetical
supposed
suppositional
suppositious
supposititiousSimilar: theoretic
theoreticalAdjective: In the nature of a conjecture, or based on a conjecture. 1863, Jules Festu, Practical lessons on the comparative construction of the verb in the French and English languages In conjectural statements, the French often use the Future or the Conditional, instead of the Perfect or the Pluperfect used in English. 1844, Thomas Joseph Pettigrew, On Superstitions Connected with the History and Practice of Medicine and Surgery 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.1863, Jules Festu, Practical lessons on the comparative construction of the verb in the French and English languages In conjectural statements, the French often use the Future or the Conditional, instead of the Perfect or the Pluperfect used in English.1844, Thomas Joseph Pettigrew, On Superstitions Connected with the History and Practice of Medicine and Surgery 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.Synonyms:
academic, assumed, doubtful, guessing, hypothetical, putative, reputed, supposed, suspect, tentative, theoretical, uncertain, unresolved, suppositional, suppositious, suppositive, figured, guesstimated, on a hunch, on a long shot, surmised, surmising,
Antonyms:
factual, real, truthful, certain, proven,
