half-guessed

Glad to know as I had half-guessed that shorba is a persian word :

In the Soup bhags 2008

As the albino had half-guessed, the map proved a deception, leading him far from any kind of human habitation.

The Fortress of the Pearl Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1989

The whispering in her mind was growing stronger, and with it was the sense of a half-guessed pattern, like an optical illusion of negative space -- do you see a lamp, or do you see two faces?

The Silicon Mage Hambly, Barbara 1988

Maggie had half-guessed and half-hoped it would be Phillip.

This Calder Sky Janet Dailey 1981

Maggie had half-guessed and half-hoped it would be Phillip.

This Calder Sky Janet Dailey 1981

Maggie had half-guessed and half-hoped it would be Phillip.

This Calder Sky Janet Dailey 1981

Maggie had half-guessed and half-hoped it would be Phillip.

This Calder Sky Janet Dailey 1981

The answer to that question of questions breathes on so many buds that the wimpy brain gets hay fever, its eyes puff shut, it sneezes away whole bouquets of hidden and half-guessed truths, and it probably doesn't want to know anyway.

Even Cowgirls Get The Blues Robbins, Tom 1976

The air grew hot and stifling, but it was not foul, and at times they felt currents of cooler air upon their faces, issuing from half-guessed openings in the walls.

The Fellowship of the Ring Tolkien, J. R. R. 1965

The air grew hot and stifling, but it was not foul, and at times they felt currents of cooler air upon their faces, issuing from half-guessed openings in the walls.

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien, J. R. R. 1954