guessworkn.

Etymology: < guess n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈguess-work.

Procedure consisting in or based on guessing, as opposed to knowledge, reasoning, or methodical investigation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > conjecture, guessing > [noun]

ettlingc1225

guessc1330

guessing1340

conjecting1382

cast1519

surmising1526

conjecturation1533

conjecture1535

foreguessing1548

speculation1575

estimation1598

conjecturing1643

guesswork1725

guesstimation1937

1725 N. Robinson New Theory of Physick 238 To believe, there is no Certainty in the Principles of Physick, and that all Practice is mere Guess-work and Empiricism.

a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iii. 32 It were mere guess work to say what was their belief of the gods and a future state.

1818 Ld. Byron Epist. to Murray iii The pompous rascallion, Who don't speak Italian Nor French, must have scribbled by guesswork.

1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. xvi. 585 The one process as well as the other was interpretative guesswork.

1879 L. Campbell Sophocles I. Pref. 29 A piece of more or less clumsy guess~work on the part of the scribe.

1889 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms xx We had been riding all night from track to track, sometimes steering by guesswork.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	guesswork
释义	guessworkn. Etymology: < guess n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈguess-work. Procedure consisting in or based on guessing, as opposed to knowledge, reasoning, or methodical investigation. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > conjecture, guessing > [noun] ettlingc1225 guessc1330 guessing1340 conjecting1382 cast1519 surmising1526 conjecturation1533 conjecture1535 foreguessing1548 speculation1575 estimation1598 conjecturing1643 guesswork1725 guesstimation1937 1725 N. Robinson New Theory of Physick 238 To believe, there is no Certainty in the Principles of Physick, and that all Practice is mere Guess-work and Empiricism. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iii. 32 It were mere guess work to say what was their belief of the gods and a future state. 1818 Ld. Byron Epist. to Murray iii The pompous rascallion, Who don't speak Italian Nor French, must have scribbled by guesswork. 1846 G. Grote Hist. Greece I. i. xvi. 585 The one process as well as the other was interpretative guesswork. 1879 L. Campbell Sophocles I. Pref. 29 A piece of more or less clumsy guess~work on the part of the scribe. 1889 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Robbery under Arms xx We had been riding all night from track to track, sometimes steering by guesswork. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1725
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