CONJECTURALLY

conjecturally

(adverb) in a manner involving or inclined to conjecture and supposition

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

conjecturally (comparative more conjecturally, superlative most conjecturally)

In a conjectural manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Con*jec`tur*al"ly, n.

Definition: That which depends upon guess; guesswork. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

Con*jec`tur*al*ly, adv.

Definition: In a conjectural manner; by way of conjecture. Boyle.

CONJECTURAL

Con*jec"tur*al, a. Etym: [L. conjecturalis: cf. F. conjectural.]

Definition: Dependent on conjecture; fancied; imagined; guessed at; undetermined; doubtful. And mak'st conjectural fears to come into me. Shak. A slight expense of conjectural analogy. Hugh Miller. Who or what such editor may be, must remain conjectural. Carlyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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