All 3 Uses of
speculative
in
Gulliver's Travels
- I had hitherto seen only one side of the academy, the other being appropriated to the advancers of speculative learning, of whom I shall say something, when I have mentioned one illustrious person more, who is called among them "the universal artist."†
Chpt 3
- We crossed a walk to the other part of the academy, where, as I have already said, the projectors in speculative learning resided.†
Chpt 3 *
- After salutation, observing me to look earnestly upon a frame, which took up the greatest part of both the length and breadth of the room, he said, "Perhaps I might wonder to see him employed in a project for improving speculative knowledge, by practical and mechanical operations.†
Chpt 3
Definition:
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(speculative as in: a speculative look or mind) showing, engaged in, or having a tendency of curiosity or deep thought