putative
[ pyoo-tuh-tiv ]
/ ˈpyu tə tɪv /
adjective
commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed: the putative boss of the mob.
Words nearby putative
put-up, put-up job, put-upon, putamen, putangitangi, putative, putative marriage, putin, putin, vladimir, putlog, putnam
Origin of putative
1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin putātīvus reputed, equivalent to putāt(us) (past participle of putāre to think, consider, reckon, orig. to clean, prune) + -īvus -ive
OTHER WORDS FROM putative
pu·ta·tive·ly, adverbun·pu·ta·tive, adjectiveun·pu·ta·tive·ly, adverbDictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for putatively
Yogurt is a putatively healthy product, and people in these parts are obsessed with fitness and nutrition.
Frozen-Yogurt Shops Are Everywhere, but We Are Nowhere Near Saturation|Daniel Gross|July 19, 2013|DAILY BEASTA putatively independent website promoting his candidacy was launched recently by Trump Organization executive Michael Cohen.
One answer: In these putatively private matters people constantly reference public standards.
The necklace had, in fact, made no end of trouble for several hundred putatively innocent and guileless passengers.
The Bandbox|Louis Joseph Vance
British Dictionary definitions for putatively
putative
/ (ˈpjuːtətɪv) /
adjective
(prenominal) commonly regarded as beingthe putative father
(prenominal) considered to exist or have existed; inferred
grammar denoting a mood of the verb in some languages used when the speaker does not have direct evidence of what he is asserting, but has inferred it on the basis of something else
Derived forms of putative
putatively, adverbWord Origin for putative
C15: from Late Latin putātīvus supposed, from Latin putāre to consider
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