adj. existing as an abstract concept rather than a concrete reality
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Characterized by, or of the nature of, an hypothesis; conditional; assumed without proof, for the purpose of reasoning and deducing proof, or of accounting for some fact or phenomenon.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Founded on or characterized by a hypothesis; supposititious; conjectural.
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adj. based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
Word Usage
"Hence their system was termed hypothetic universalism."