supposition
noun
the act of supposing.
suppositional
-
a word derived from
supposition.
Example Sentences
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The suggested linkage between Ebola virus and some form of bat is still suppositional, not settled scientific fact — and we have enough suppositions entangled with this subject already.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
Too much of “Storm Lake” consists of broadsides, suppositional reporting and thinly drawn character sketches.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2018
Those witnesses supporting Rehnquist were purely suppositional in character, and hence provided no true evidence at all.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2017
Beside it, even Arthur Koestler's brilliant Darkness at Noon bulges a bit at the suppositional seams.
From Time Magazine Archive
But Mind is immortal; and the fact of there being no mortal mind, exposes the lie of suppositional evil, showing that error is not Mind, substance, or Life.
From Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896 by Mary Baker Eddy
