hypothetic

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In a recent article for Foreign Policy, Stephen Walt imagined a hypothetic scenario in which the U.S. announced military action to punish Brazil for the deforestation of the Amazon.

From Slate • Aug. 23, 2019

My sorry dreams of love synthetic Will never not be hypothetic, And people call me misanthropic, Whenever I bring up this topic.

From Slate • May 3, 2018

Then in one of many tonal shifts, she raises her voice, irritated at the audience’s hypothetic gratitude: “But I made you tense!”

From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2018

The case is so strange as to appear hypothetic, but the authority seems reliable.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

“Is it the tipsy-cake, then?” said Maggie, exerting her hypothetic powers, while she leaned forward toward Tom with her eyes fixed on the hovering knife.

From Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7 by Sylvester, Charles Herbert