speculatively

Rhodan seemed to pronounce the word speculatively as he looked at Pucky.

Vagabond of Space Ernsting, Walter 1976

He glanced at the bars of the balcony again – speculatively.

CROSSING THE LINE • by Avis Hickman-Gibb 2007

My friend said Verne's science was wrong, but I defended Verne for writing "speculatively" with the knowledge available to him for that time.

Links On Lady Authors, Literary Critics, And Scientific Accuracy in Science Fiction 2008

My friend said Verne's science was wrong, but I defended Verne for writing "speculatively" with the knowledge available to him for that time.

Archive 2008-05-01 2008

The chummy with Labour production company that "speculatively" registered Gordon Brown leadership domains in advance of the non-existent contest, then said it was off their own back but did eventually find themsleves the owners of the domain that Gordon eventually used?

Archive 2007-09-01 2007

Toddles watched him go -- kind of speculatively, kind of reproachfully.

The Boy Scouts Book of Campfire Stories Franklin K. [Editor] Mathiews

An aide later insisted Mr Ainsworth was speaking "speculatively", but bookmakers suspended betting on the election date in response.

icNewcastle 2010

The group's director of government affairs, Kathleen Sgamma, said the BLM's climate change review shouldn't hold up the leases too long because they were acquired speculatively, meaning there's no guarantee of drilling.

Spokesman.com: Latest stories 2010

“Good,” the Blade said, turning to examine Max and Alexander speculatively.

Crimson Wind Diana Pharaoh Francis 2011

It was not cultivated as a plant until the 17th century long after Elizabeth I, and then only speculatively, and mainly as a possible home-grown substitute for the expensive rhubarb root imported from the east and used as a purgative and laxative.

Letters: Rosbifs, rhubarb and culinary history 2011