supposititious

[ suh-poz-i-tish-uhs ]

/ səˌpɒz ɪˈtɪʃ əs /

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adjective

fraudulently substituted or pretended; spurious; not genuine.

hypothetical.

Origin of supposititious

1605–15; <Latin suppositīcius, equivalent to supposit(us) (past participle of suppōnere;see supposition) + -īcius-itious

OTHER WORDS FROM supposititious

sup·pos·i·ti·tious·ly, adverbsup·pos·i·ti·tious·ness, noun

Words nearby supposititious

supposedly, supposed to, supposing, supposition, suppositious, supposititious, suppositive, suppository, suppress, suppressant, suppressed carrier modulation

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Example sentences from the Web for supposititious

The next day Travers printed a supposititious interview with Harvey's English valet on how it felt to be a valet of a great man.
Tramping on Life|Harry Kemp
Yet if he aided the real Hugh to escape, he, the supposititious Hugh who had played his rôle, must continue it.
Satan Sanderson|Hallie Erminie Rives
She remembered certainly that it was closed when she had gone upstairs for her supposititious fan.
Under Cover|Roi Cooper Megrue
Let us, in imagination, adjust the speed of a supposititious motor until we get that which corresponds to 100 alternations.
Marvels of Scientific Invention|Thomas W. Corbin

This supposititious child, born within the last few minutes, was plainly assuming the proportions of a reality to Mr. Jaffrey.
Miss Mehetabel's Son|Thomas Bailey Aldrich

British Dictionary definitions for supposititious

supposititious

/ (səˌpɒzɪˈtɪʃəs) /

adjective

substituted with intent to mislead or deceive

Derived forms of supposititious

supposititiously, adverbsupposititiousness, noun

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单词	supposititious
释义	supposititious [ suh-poz-i-tish-uhs ] / səˌpɒz ɪˈtɪʃ əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR supposititious ON THESAURUS.COM adjective fraudulently substituted or pretended; spurious; not genuine. hypothetical. Origin of supposititious 1605–15; <Latin suppositīcius, equivalent to supposit(us) (past participle of suppōnere;see supposition) + -īcius-itious OTHER WORDS FROM supposititious sup·pos·i·ti·tious·ly, adverbsup·pos·i·ti·tious·ness, noun Words nearby supposititious supposedly, supposed to, supposing, supposition, suppositious, supposititious, suppositive, suppository, suppress, suppressant, suppressed carrier modulation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for supposititious The next day Travers printed a supposititious interview with Harvey's English valet on how it felt to be a valet of a great man. Tramping on Life\|Harry Kemp Yet if he aided the real Hugh to escape, he, the supposititious Hugh who had played his rôle, must continue it. Satan Sanderson\|Hallie Erminie Rives She remembered certainly that it was closed when she had gone upstairs for her supposititious fan. Under Cover\|Roi Cooper Megrue Let us, in imagination, adjust the speed of a supposititious motor until we get that which corresponds to 100 alternations. Marvels of Scientific Invention\|Thomas W. Corbin This supposititious child, born within the last few minutes, was plainly assuming the proportions of a reality to Mr. Jaffrey. Miss Mehetabel's Son\|Thomas Bailey Aldrich British Dictionary definitions for supposititious supposititious / (səˌpɒzɪˈtɪʃəs) / adjective substituted with intent to mislead or deceive Derived forms of supposititious supposititiously, adverbsupposititiousness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to supposititious alleged, apparent, conjectural, hypothetic, hypothetical, inferential, likely, presumptive, suppositional, suppositious, suppositive, asserted, presumed, presupposed, purported, affected, assumed, bent, bogus, brummagem
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supposititious

adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for supposititious

British Dictionary definitions for supposititious

adjective

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