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supposititious

[ suh-poz-i-tish-uhs ]

adjective

  1. fraudulently substituted or pretended; spurious; not genuine.


supposititious

/ səˌpɒzɪˈtɪʃəs /

adjective

  1. substituted with intent to mislead or deceive
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Derived Forms

  • supˌposiˈtitiously, adverb
  • supˌposiˈtitiousness, noun
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Other Words From

  • sup·posi·titious·ly adverb
  • sup·posi·titious·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of supposititious1

1605–15; < Latin suppositīcius, equivalent to supposit ( us ) (past participle of suppōnere; supposition ) + -īcius -itious
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Example Sentences

The next day Travers printed a supposititious interview with Harvey's English valet on how it felt to be a valet of a great man.

The modern epic is, of the supposititious ancient model, but an inconsiderate and blindfold imitation.

This, be it remembered, is figuring the American normal tax at the supposititious rate of 12 percent.

What other signification could be placed upon this supposititious drama which they were to evolve together?

The mind staggers under the supposititious case of the nations of the earth deprived of French bon-bons.

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