speculative
spekulatif
definition
adjective
discussion of the question is largely speculative
engaged in, expressing, or based on conjecture rather than knowledge.
Regulators fear that informal lending is fueling speculative investment in real estate and other sectors.
(of an investment) involving a high risk of loss.
example
It is a pity that they should wish to finance this by selling land for 'speculative' building development to the detriment of our environment.
Many loss-making 'speculative' ventures raised money on the public markets.
This is due to an easing in demand and will lead to a fall in 'speculative' building.
When I did no more than dumbly blink back he straightened and gave me a rather 'speculative' look before finally breaking into a slow smirk.
In most cases, this is highly 'speculative' investing, and anyone looking to trade futures should really do his or her homework.
Historically, common stocks have been regarded to be too 'speculative' for most small investors.
Five of the units were 'speculative' projects which would be readily available for companies seeking new premises in the area.
Atwood uses the term 'speculative' fiction rather than science fiction.
The small shareholders will be hoping to turn around the fortunes of a 'speculative' investment that so many have come to bitterly regret.
Issues inevitably haunt the category of 'speculative' residential building.
With a smile, Danielle glances at Ian before returning her 'speculative' gaze to Daphne.
Such reasons should be empirically based and not just 'speculative' .
They equate ‘radical’ with high-risk, ill-conceived, and highly 'speculative' projects.
However, this has not deterred rampant 'speculative' investment, which has worsened energy shortages further.
This is clearly an example of highly 'speculative' and incomplete theoretical explanations getting way ahead of all the available evidence.
A number of entries also contain assertions that are unfounded or highly 'speculative' .
Shooting her a 'speculative' glance, he rested his elbow on the desk and rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
Regulators fear that informal lending is fueling 'speculative' investment in real estate and other sectors.
The account is based primarily on observations; but it is also 'speculative' , relying to some extent on theoretical considerations.
The building is the second of six 'speculative' office blocks to be let at the park - the South Western Area Health Board has already agreed a lease on an adjoining building.
Investment is highly 'speculative' , in that bankable reserves have not yet been identified.
A great deal of the demand and supply of international currencies, however, is not for trade but for investment, often 'speculative' investment.
Again and again the historian is confronted by absence, gaps and empty spaces which only 'speculative' conjecture can fill.
She slid a 'speculative' glance at her boyfriend.
After the London Institution he moved into 'speculative' building, progressing from Highbury villas to Bloomsbury and Belgravia.
A senior banker who did not wish to be named said there was no need to impose any additional controls on loans for 'speculative' investments as would be needed for other kinds of investment.
And some believe that recent price rises partly reflect an increase in 'speculative' trading in oil, as investors look for quick returns by buying and selling oil futures.
The defendant says the elements of the loss must be established with reasonable certainty, and must not be 'speculative' or conjectural.
Another 'speculative' building is on the drawing board for Westside Industrial Park.
This notion is 'speculative' and demands further research.
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