English-German translations for speculative

• spekulativ
  Sein Bericht ist durch und durch spekulativ und auf Indizien gestützt. His report is entirely speculative and circumstantial.
  Eine solche Frage ist meines Erachtens sehr spekulativ. That seems to me largely speculative.
  Wir müssen die Tätigkeit spekulativer Fonds nicht regulieren, sondern stoppen. We must stop, not regulate, the actions of speculative funds.

Definition of speculative

• Characterized by speculation; based on guessing, unfounded opinions, or extrapolation
• Pursued as a gamble, with possible large profits or losses; risky
• Pertaining to financial speculation; Involving or resulting from high-risk investments or trade

Related words

• speculatively
• speculativeness
• speculative fiction
• speculative application
• speculative grade