Associations to the word «Conjectural»

Wiktionary

CONJECTURAL, adjective. In the nature of a conjecture, or based on a conjecture.
CONJECTURAL, noun. Something that is conjectural; a conjecture.

Dictionary definition

CONJECTURAL, adjective. Based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "hypothetical situation".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.