| Pronunciation: | | su`pâzi'tishus
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[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" |
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SUPPOSITITIOUS is a 14 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | conjectural, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, theoretic, theoretical |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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