guesstimative
English
Etymology
guesstimate + -ive
Adjective
guesstimative (comparative more guesstimative, superlative most guesstimative)
- (rare) Of or pertaining to a guesstimate.
- 1974, Navy Civil Engineer (NAVFAC P), volume 15, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, LCCN 64035719, OCLC 1759538, page 19:
- An old tool - economic analysis - is gaining prominence in a relatively new domain of interest - energy. This is a healthy trend; in fact, it is essential if decision-making in this highly visible area is to evolve into an objective rather than an intuitive or "guesstimative" process.
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