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Definitions for supposititious
səˌpɒz ɪˈtɪʃ əssup·posi·ti·tious

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. conjectural, divinatory, hypothetical, hypothetic, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititiousadjective

    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"; "hypothetical situation"

Wiktionary

  1. supposititiousadjective

    Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit.

  2. supposititiousadjective

    Imaginary; fictitious, pretended to exist.

  3. supposititiousadjective

    Supposed or hypothetical.

  4. Etymology: From supposititius, from the participle stem of suppono.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Supposititiousadjective

    Not genuine; put by a trick into the place or character belonging to another.

    Etymology: from suppositus, supposititius, Lat.

    The destruction of Mustapha was so fatal to Solyman’s line, as the succession of the Turks from Solyman is suspected to be of strange blood; for that Selymus II. was thought to be supposititious. Francis Bacon.

    It is their opinion that no man ever killed his father; but that, if it should ever happen, the reputed son must have been illegitimate, supposititious, or begotten in adultery. Addison.

    Some alterations in the globe tend rather to the benefit of the earth, and its productions, than their destruction, as all these supposititious ones manifestly would do. John Woodward.

ChatGPT

  1. supposititious

    Supposititious generally refers to something that is substituted or assumed to be true or real, often with an intention to deceive or defraud. It can pertain to an idea, thing, or even a person, such as a child who is fraudulently presented as someone else's.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Supposititiousadjective

    fraudulently substituted for something else; not being what is purports to be; not genuine; spurious; counterfeit; as, a supposititious child; a supposititious writing

  2. Supposititiousadjective

    suppositional; hypothetical

  3. Etymology: [L. suppositicus. See Supposition.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Supposititious

    sup-poz-i-tish′us, adj. put by trick in the place of another: spurious: imaginary, hypothetical, supposed.—adv. Suppositi′tiously, in a supposititious manner.—n. Suppositi′tiousness, the state of being supposititious. [L. supposititiussupponĕre, to put in the place of another—sub, under, ponĕre, to place.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of supposititious in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of supposititious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3


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