Main Entry:

spec·u·la·tive

Pronunciation:

\ˈspe-kyə-lə-tiv, -ˌlā-\

Function:

adjective

Date:

14th century

1: involving, based on, or constituting intellectual speculation ; also : theoretical rather than demonstrable <speculative knowledge>2: marked by questioning curiosity <gave him a speculative glance>3: of, relating to, or being a financial speculation <speculative stocks> <speculative venture>

— spec·u·la·tive·ly adverb