speculatory

adj — 3 senses

speculatory

adj

Etymology From Latin speculātōrius (“of or pertaining to spies or scouts”).

1

Archaic Intended or adapted for viewing or looking out.

  • speculatory mount
  • speculatory out-posts to the Akeman-street1815, Thomas Warton, The History and Antiquities of Kiddington:
2

Exercising speculation or guesswork; speculative.

  • speculatory divination
  • speculatory narrantive
1 more example
  • My privileges are an ubiquitary, circumambulatory, speculatory, interrogatory, redargutory and immunity over all the privy lodgings1633, Thomas Carew, Coelum Britanicum:
3

Business, Finance speculative (involving risk)

  • speculatory buying
  • speculatory transactions

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