speculative

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

adjective

1. not financially safe or secure (Freq. 1)
- a bad investment
- high risk investments
- anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky
- speculative business enterprises
• Syn:
bad, risky, high-risk
• Similar to:
unsound
• Derivationally related forms:
speculativeness, speculate, risk (for: risky), riskiness (for: risky)
2. not based on fact or investigation (Freq. 1)
- a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs
- speculative knowledge
• Syn:
notional
• Similar to:
theoretical, theoretic
• Derivationally related forms:
speculativeness, speculate
3. showing curiosity
- if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive
- raised a speculative eyebrow
• Syn:
inquisitive, questioning, wondering
• Similar to:
curious
• Derivationally related forms:
speculate, inquisitiveness (for: inquisitive), inquire (for: inquisitive)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  inquisitive, questioning, wondering(a), notional, bad, risky, high-risk