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suppositious

adj
/ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃəs/

Etymology

From New Latin suppositius, from Latin suppositīcius.

  1. derived from suppositīcius
  2. derived from suppositius

Definitions

  1. Spurious

    Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit; fake.

    • […] who knowes not how false, how suppositious, the writings and Epistles of the auncient Popes are iustly esteemed?
    • […] a hen teaches this language with equal ease to the ducklings, she has hatched from suppositious eggs, and educates as her own offspring […]
    • […] unfortunately for you, the real Faber and the suppositious Faber, alias Draycott, were much alike in one respect. They gave way to drinking bouts at regular intervals.

  2. Imaginary

    Imaginary; fictitious, pretended to exist.

  3. Hypothetical, based on supposition

    Hypothetical, based on supposition; conjectural.

    • Near-synonyms: assumed, presumed, presumptive, putative, supposed; apparent, likely

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Derived

suppositiously, suppositiousness

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA