inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering
(adjective) showing curiosity; “if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive”; “raised a speculative eyebrow”
notional, speculative
(adjective) not based on fact or investigation; “a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs”; “speculative knowledge”
bad, risky, high-risk, speculative
(adjective) not financially safe or secure; “a bad investment”; “high risk investments”; “anything that promises to pay too much can’t help being risky”; “speculative business enterprises”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
speculative (comparative more speculative, superlative most speculative)
Characterized by speculation; based on guessing, unfounded opinions, or extrapolation.
Pursued as a gamble, with possible large profits or losses; risky.
Pertaining to financial speculation; Involving or resulting from high-risk investments or trade.
Source: Wiktionary
Spec"u*la*tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. spéculatif, L. speculativus.]
1. Given to speculation; contemplative. The mind of man being by nature speculative. Hooker.
2. Involving, or formed by, speculation; ideal; theoretical; not established by demonstration. Cudworth.
3. Of or pertaining to vision; also, prying; inquisitive; curious. [R.] Bacon.
4. Of or pertaining to speculation in land, goods, shares, etc.; as, a speculative dealer or enterprise. The speculative merchant exercises no one regular, established, or well-known branch of business. A. Smith.
– Spec"u*la*tive*ly, adv.
– Spec"u*la*tive*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 October 2024
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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
