a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.; consider the following, just as a hypothetical'

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

[ Syn: conjectural , divinatory , hypothetic , supposed , suppositional , suppositious , supposititious ]