🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

spéculatif

Pronunciation / Transliteration: spéculatif

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
speculative/ˈspɛkjʊlətɪv/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3420 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Cette théorie est encore très spéculative."

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1 sense
As adjective
  1. 1

    Based on conjecture rather than knowledge.

    "His conclusions were purely speculative."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Late Middle English: from late Latin speculativus, from Latin speculator 'observer, spy', from speculari 'to spy out, observe'.

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