speculatory
English
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for speculatory in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Etymology
From Latin speculātōrius (“of or pertaining to spies or scouts”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: spec‧u‧la‧to‧ry
Adjective
speculatory (comparative more speculatory, superlative most speculatory)
- Intended or adapted for viewing or espying; having oversight.
- Exercising speculation; speculative.