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suppositive

[suh-poz-i-tiv]
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adjective
  1. of the nature of or involving supposition; suppositional.
  2. supposititious or false.
  3. Grammar. expressing or noting supposition, as the words if, granting, or provided.
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noun
  1. Grammar. a suppositive word.
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Origin of suppositive

1595–1605; < Late Latin suppositīvus, equivalent to supposit(us) (see supposition) + -īvus -ive
Related formssup·pos·i·tive·ly, adverbnon·sup·pos·i·tive, adjective, nounnon·sup·pos·i·tive·ly, adverbun·sup·pos·i·tive, adjective
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Related Words for suppositive

alleged, apparent, conjectural, hypothetic, hypothetical, inferential, likely, presumptive, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious, asserted, presumed, purported

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Historical Examples of suppositive

  • It tends to slanting and suppositive traducing of the records.

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    Charles William Stubbs

British Dictionary definitions for suppositive

suppositive

adjective
  1. of, involving, or arising out of supposition
  2. grammar denoting a conjunction introducing a clause expressing a supposition, as for example if, supposing, or provided that
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noun
  1. grammar a suppositive conjunction
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Derived Formssuppositively, adverb
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