supposititious

[ suh-poz-i-tish-uhs ]
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adjective
  1. fraudulently substituted or pretended; spurious; not genuine.

Origin of supposititious

1
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, adverb
  • sup·pos·i·ti·tious·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for supposititious

supposititious

/ (səˌpɒzɪˈtɪʃəs) /


adjective
  1. substituted with intent to mislead or deceive

Derived forms of supposititious

  • supposititiously, adverb
  • supposititiousness, noun

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