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supposititious

[ suh-poz-i-tish-uh s ]
/ səˌpɒz ɪˈtɪʃ əs /
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adjective

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

Words related to supposititious

alleged, apparent, conjectural, hypothetic, hypothetical, inferential, likely, presumptive, suppositional, suppositious, suppositive, asserted, presumed, purported, affected, assumed, bent, bogus, brummagem, crock

Words nearby supposititious

supposed, supposed to, supposing, supposition, suppositious, supposititious, suppositive, suppository, suppress, suppressant, suppressed carrier modulation

Origin of supposititious

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, adverbsup·pos·i·ti·tious·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for supposititious

supposititious
/ (səˌpɒzɪˈtɪʃəs) /

adjective

substituted with intent to mislead or deceive

Derived forms of supposititious

supposititiously, adverbsupposititiousness, noun
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