conjectural
conjectural adjective: in the nature of a conjecture, or based on a conjecture.
Adjective
conjectural (comparative more conjectural, superlative most conjectural)
- 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
- Synonyms:
- hypothetical
Noun
conjectural (plural conjecturals)
- Something that is conjectural; a conjecture.
- Let us not assume such previous conjecturals, but rather consult and expostulate death, since death is the wages and the reward of sin.1821, Richard Franck, Northern memoirs, page 15
conjectural meaning in Urdu, Malayalam and Arabic
conjectural in Urdu
- قیاسی
conjectural in Malayalam
- speculative, suppositional, suppositious
- ആനുമാനികമായ, ഊഹാപോഹങ്ങളിൽ അധിഷ്ഠിതമായ, ഊഹാത്മകം, അനുമാനമായ, ഊഹാപോഹപരമായ, സെെദ്ധാന്തികമായ
conjectural in Arabic
- in the nature of a conjecture
- فَرَضِيّ faraḍiyy
Synonyms of conjectural
Forms of conjectural
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more conjectural |
| superlative | most conjectural |
| Noun | |
| plural | conjecturals |
Origin of conjectural
From conjecture + -al.
Words formed from conjectural
Questions about conjectural
- What does conjectural mean?
- Conjectural means in the nature of a conjecture, or based on a conjecture.
- What is conjectural in Urdu?
- Conjectural in Urdu is قیاسی. See Conjectural meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is conjectural?
- Conjectural can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near conjectural in the dictionary
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