1. ADJ. A piece of information that is speculative is based on guesses rather than knowledge.
- The papers ran speculative stories about the mysterious disappearance of Eddie Donagan.
2. ADJ. Someone who has a speculative expression seems to be trying to guess something about a person or thing.
- His mother regarded him with a speculative eye.
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2. not based on fact or investigation;
- "a notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs";
- "speculative knowledge"
- = notional
3. showing curiosity;
- "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive";
- "raised a speculative eyebrow"
- = inquisitive, wondering, questioning
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