different between conjectural vs questionable
conjectural
English
Etymology
conjecture +? -al
Adjective
conjectural (comparative more conjectural, superlative most conjectural)
- In the nature of a conjecture, or based on a conjecture.
Synonyms
- hypothetical
Translations
Noun
conjectural (plural conjecturals)
- Something that is conjectural; a conjecture.
- 1821, Richard Franck, Northern memoirs (page 15)
- Let us not assume such previous conjecturals, but rather consult and expostulate death, since death is the wages and the reward of sin.
- 1821, Richard Franck, Northern memoirs (page 15)
French
Adjective
conjectural (feminine singular conjecturale, masculine plural conjecturaux, feminine plural conjecturales)
- conjectural
Further reading
- “conjectural” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Portuguese
Adjective
conjectural m or f (plural conjecturais, comparable)
- conjectural (in the nature of a conjecture)
Romanian
Etymology
From French conjectural
Adjective
conjectural m or n (feminine singular conjectural?, masculine plural conjecturali, feminine and neuter plural conjecturale)
- conjectural
Declension
conjectural From the web:
- what conjecture is being made
- what conjecture means
- what conjecture is being made brainly
- what conjecture is being made 3.1.4
- what conjecture is being made 1.8.4
- what conjecture must be true
- what conjecture is being made apex
- what conjecture
questionable
English
Alternative forms
- quæstionable (archaic)
Etymology
question +? -able
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kw?st???n?bl?/
- Hyphenation: ques?tio?nable
Adjective
questionable (comparative more questionable, superlative most questionable)
- Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
- It is questionable if the universe is open or closed.
- 1881, Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady, London: Macmillan, Volume I, Chapter 3, p. 28,[1]
- A crude, cold rain was falling heavily; the spring-time presented itself as a questionable improvement.
- Of dubious respectability or morality.
- Tiffiny’s behavior is highly questionable.
- 1920, Carolyn Wells, Raspberry Jam, Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, Chapter 18, p. 302,[2]
- […] he had a love of money—a sort of acquisitiveness, that led him into questionable dealings.
- (obsolete) Inviting questions; inviting inquiry.
- c. 1600, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act I, Scene 4,[3]
- Thou com’st in such a questionable shape
- That I will speak to thee.
- c. 1600, William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act I, Scene 4,[3]
Derived terms
Translations
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