speculatively
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a speculative manner.
Example Sentences
- "[…] he will appear to many of the more speculatively minded intellectuals merely as a timid apologist of things as they are; at the same time he will be dismissed by the men of affairs as an impractical theorist."
- "The fleet had been ordered speculatively by Beacon Rail, and intended as heavy shunting and trip locomotives, as well as a viable low-emission replacement for the elderly Class 08/09 'BR Standard large shunter' which dates from the 1950s and 1960s."
Etymology
Etymology tree English speculative Middle English -ly English -ly English speculatively From speculative + -ly.
Inflected Forms
more speculatively (comparative)
most speculatively (superlative)