English Explanatory Dictionary

supposititious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit; fake.
  2. Imaginary; fictitious, pretended to exist.
  3. Supposed or hypothetical.

Pronunciation

/səˌpɒzɪˈtɪʃəs/ /səˌpɑzəˈtɪʃəs/

Word forms

supposititious more supposititious most supposititious suppositious

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin suppositīcius.

Derived words

supposititiously suppositiousness
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