guessive

English

Etymology

guess +‎ -ive

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛsɪv

Adjective

guessive (not comparable)

1. (rare, obsolete) conjectural
   • 1623, Owen Feltham, Resolves: Divine, Moral, Political:

     So in Beasts , in Birds , in Dreams , and all viary Omens , they are only the guessive interpretations of dim - ey'd Man

References

• “guessive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.