Suppositional (Adjective)
Meaning
Based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "hypothetical situation".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The suppositional nature of the study's findings raised many eyebrows in the scientific community.
- Since direct evidence was lacking, the investigators were forced to rely on suppositional reasoning to piece together the events of the crime scene.
- In light of the recent discovery, the expert conceded that his previous theories were largely suppositional and now appear to be unfounded.
- Without concrete evidence, much of what we know about ancient civilizations remains suppositional, open to revision or debate.
- His suppositional account of the historical event contained several assumptions and educated guesses that later turned out to be incorrect.