supposititious

American  

[suh-poz-i-tish-uhs] / səˌpɒz ɪˈtɪʃ əs /

adjective

1. fraudulently substituted or pretended; spurious; not genuine.

2. hypothetical.

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supposititious British  

/ səˌpɒzɪˈtɪʃəs /

adjective

1. substituted with intent to mislead or deceive

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Other Word Forms

• supposititiously adverb
• supposititiousness noun

Etymology

Origin of supposititious

1605–15; < Latin suppositīcius, equivalent to supposit ( us ) (past participle of suppōnere; supposition ) + -īcius -itious

Example Sentences

Mr. Pancake's supposititious cable was written in the code of the Commercial Cable Co.

From Time Magazine Archive

Punch hurried valiantly into the breach with a supposititious Tourist Council brochure, which assures impoverished Americans that they are still welcome in Britain, where "our hospitality can be tailored to your diminished purse."

From Time Magazine Archive

This penalty of being jiggered was a favourite supposititious case of his.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens

Then he had swallowed the tale of her aunt's legacy; she was perfectly well aware that if it had not been for that supposititious two thousand pounds she would never have been his promised wife.

From A Woman Perfected by Marsh, Richard

I will put another supposititious case, and mine is that the other routes were not expedited.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Ingersoll, Robert Green