guesstimate

Meaning

guesstimate means an estimate that is hardly any better than a guess, often because it is based on insufficient or unreliable data. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

• The article uses guesstimate to mean an estimate that is hardly any better than a guess, often because it is based on....
• The teacher asked students to find guesstimate in the reading.