Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Practising or intended for oversight or outlook; overseeing; overlooking; viewing.
  • Given to, or of the nature or character of, speculation; speculative.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Intended or adapted for viewing or espying; having oversight.
  • adjective Exercising speculation; speculative.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Intended or adapted for viewing or espying; having oversight.
  • adjective Exercising speculation; speculative.

Etymologies

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From Latin speculātōrius ("of or pertaining to spies or scouts").

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