conjecturally.

Through a tentative inference that is not firmly established by the available evidence.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• conjecturally reconstruct
• conjecturally identify

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The missing passage was conjecturally reconstructed from the remaining references.

The object was conjecturally identified before the later evidence narrowed the possibilities.

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Invariable adverb; use more or most only where natural. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: effect assessment, evidence qualification, conditional reasoning, method comparison. Disciplines: argumentation, research interpretation, analytical writing. Commonness: uncommon.