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Definitions for supposititious
səˌpɒz ɪˈtɪʃ əssup·posi·ti·tious
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Princeton's WordNet
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
supposititiousadjective
Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit.
supposititiousadjective
Imaginary; fictitious, pretended to exist.
supposititiousadjective
Supposed or hypothetical.
Etymology: From supposititius, from the participle stem of suppono.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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
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
Supposititiousadjective
fraudulently substituted for something else; not being what is purports to be; not genuine; spurious; counterfeit; as, a supposititious child; a supposititious writing
Supposititiousadjective
suppositional; hypothetical
Etymology: [L. suppositicus. See Supposition.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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. supposititius—supponĕre, to put in the place of another—sub, under, ponĕre, to place.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of supposititious in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of supposititious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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- hypothetischDutch
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