fictitious

[fik-tish-uhs]

adjective

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.

Origin of fictitious

1605–15; < Latin fictīcius artificial, equivalent to fict(us) shaped, feigned (see fiction) + -īcius -itious

Related formsfic·ti·tious·ly, adverbfic·ti·tious·ness, nounhalf-fic·ti·tious, adjectivehalf-fic·ti·tious·ly, adverbhalf-fic·ti·tious·ness, nounnon·fic·ti·tious, adjectivenon·fic·ti·tious·ly, adverbnon·fic·ti·tious·ness, nounqua·si-fic·ti·tious, adjectivequa·si-fic·ti·tious·ly, adverbsem·i·fic·ti·tious, adjectiveun·fic·ti·tious, adjectiveun·fic·ti·tious·ly, adverb

Can be confusedfacetious factious factitious fictional fictitiousfactitious fictional fictitious fictive

Synonyms for fictitious

1. spurious, fake. 2. fictional.

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Examples from the Web for fictitiously

Historical Examples of fictitiously

Mrs. Chadwicks vehemence had only fictitiously sustained her.
Adrienne Toner
Anne Douglas Sedgwick
Ordinary people give the price of one calf, which is fictitiously taken at Rs.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV
R.V. Russell

British Dictionary definitions for fictitiously

fictitious

adjective

not genuine or authentic; assumed; falseto give a fictitious address
of, related to, or characteristic of fiction; created by the imagination

Derived Formsfictitiously, adverbfictitiousness, noun

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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.