Gue(s)stimate [Guesstimate, Guestimate]

Morpheme

Gue(s)stimate [Guesstimate, Guestimate]

Type

free base

Denotation

estimate no more accurate than a guess

Etymology

blend of guess +‎ estimate (<Estime + -ate>)

Evidence

guesstimate, guesstimated, guesstimates, guesstimating, guesstimation, guesstimative, guesstimator, guestimate, guestimated, guestimates, guestimating, misguesstimate, overguesstimate, underguesstimate

Notes

guesstimate more common than guestimate

See Also

Guess, Estime, -at(e) [-ate, -at]