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  1. 1. a. Given to speculation; contemplative. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Involving, or formed by, speculation; ideal; theoretical; not established by demonstration. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Of or pertaining to vision; also, prying; inquisitive; curious. Source: opted
  4. 4. a. Of or pertaining to speculation in land, goods, shares, etc.; as, a speculative dealer or enterprise. Source: opted
  5. 5. adj. not financially safe or secure Source: wordnet
  6. 6. adj. not based on fact or investigation Source: wordnet
  7. 7. adj. showing curiosity Source: wordnet
  8. 8. 1. Given to speculation; contemplative. The mind of man being by nature speculative. Hooker. 2. Involving, or formed by, speculation; ideal; theoretical; not established by demonstration. Cudworth. 3. Of or pertaining to vision; also, prying; inquisitive; curious. [R.] Bacon. 4. Of or pertaining to speculation in land, goods, shares, etc.; as, a speculative dealer or enterprise. The speculative merchant exercises no one regular, established, or well-known branch of business. A. Smith. -- Spec"u*la*tive*ly, adv. -- Spec"u*la*tive*ness, n. Source: webster
  9. 9. j:100 s not financially safe or secure s not based on fact or investigation s showing curiosity Source: ecdict

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