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Meaning of 'supposititious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Supposititious [ a.]
- Fraudulently substituted for something else; not being what is purports to be; not genuine; spurious; counterfeit; as, a supposititious child; a supposititious writing.
- Suppositional; hypothetical.

Meaning of 'supposititious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . supposititious [ s]
Meaning (1):
- based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
Example in sentence:
  • hypothetical situation;
  • suppositious reconstructions of dead languages;
  • the supposed reason for his absence;
  • theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural

Nearby Words:

sup supawn supe super super- superable superabound superabundance superabundant superacidulated

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