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speculatory

Syllables: spec·u·la·to·ry/ˈspɛkjʊlət(ə)rɪ/

speculatory adjective: intended or adapted for viewing or looking out.

Adjective

speculatory (comparative more speculatory, superlative most speculatory)

  1. (archaic) Intended or adapted for viewing or looking out.
    • speculatory mount
    • speculatory out-posts to the Akeman-street1815, Thomas Warton, The History and Antiquities of Kiddington
  2. Exercising speculation or guesswork; speculative.
    • speculatory divination
    • speculatory narrantive
  3. speculative (involving risk)
    • speculatory buying
    • speculatory transactions

Forms of speculatory

comparativemore speculatory
superlativemost speculatory

Origin of speculatory

From Latin speculātōrius (“of or pertaining to spies or scouts”).

Questions about speculatory

What does speculatory mean?
Speculatory means intended or adapted for viewing or looking out.
What part of speech is speculatory?
Speculatory is an adjective.
How do you pronounce speculatory?
Speculatory is pronounced /ˈspɛkjʊlət(ə)rɪ/ (UK).

Words near speculatory in the dictionary

  1. speculativism
  2. speculativity
  3. speculator
  4. speculatorial
  5. speculators
  6. speculatory
  7. speculatrix
  8. speculist
  9. speculists
  10. specullector
  11. specullectors

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