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Supposititious

Supposititious Meaning & Definition
Supposititious Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Supposititious?

[adj] based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "supposititious hypotheses"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Supposititious: conjectural | supposed | suppositional | suppositious | theoretic | theoretical

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Supposititious In Webster's Dictionary

\Sup*pos`i*ti"tious\, a. [L. suppositicus. See {Supposition}.] 1. Fraudulently substituted for something else; not being what is purports to be; not genuine; spurious; counterfeit; as, a supposititious child; a supposititious writing. --Bacon. 2. Suppositional; hypothetical. [R.] --Woodward. -- {Sup*pos`i*ti"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Sup*pos`i*ti"tious*ness}, n.

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