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Etymology

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guesstimate +‎ -ive

Adjective

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guesstimative (comparative more guesstimative, superlative most guesstimative)

  1. (rare) Of or pertaining to a guesstimate.
    • 1974, Navy Civil Engineer (NAVFAC P)‎[1], volume 15, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 19:
      An old tool - economic analysis - is gaining prominence in a relatively new domain of interest - energy. This is a healthy trend; in fact, it is essential if decision-making in this highly visible area is to evolve into an objective rather than an intuitive or "guesstimative" process.