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Meaning of 'putative' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Putative [ a.]
- Commonly thought or deemed; supposed; reputed; as, the putative father of a child.

Meaning of 'putative' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . putative [ s]
Meaning (1):
- purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds
Example in sentence:
  • the foundling's putative father;
  • the putative author of the book

Nearby Words:

put put-off put-up putage putamen putanism putchuck puteal puteli putery

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