fictitious
[fik-tish-uh s]
- created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false: fictitious names.
- of, relating to, or consisting of fiction; imaginatively produced or set forth; created by the imagination: a fictitious hero.
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Origin of fictitious
Synonyms
See more synonyms for fictitious on Thesaurus.com1. spurious, fake. 2. fictional.
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Mrs. Chadwicks vehemence had only fictitiously sustained her.
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Ordinary people give the price of one calf, which is fictitiously taken at Rs.
fictitious
- not genuine or authentic; assumed; falseto give a fictitious address
- of, related to, or characteristic of fiction; created by the imagination
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Word Origin and History for fictitiously
fictitious
adj.
1610s, "artificial, counterfeit," from Medieval Latin fictitus, a misspelling of Latin ficticius "artificial, counterfeit," from fictus "feigned, fictitious, false," past participle of fingere (see fiction). Related: Fictitiously.
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