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supposititious

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sup⋅pos⋅i⋅ti⋅tious

  [suh-poz-i-tish-uhs]
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–adjective
1. fraudulently substituted or pretended; spurious; not genuine.
2. hypothetical.
Origin:
1605–15; < L suppositīcius, equiv. to supposit(us) (ptp. of suppōnere; see supposition ) + -īcius -itious

Related forms:
sup⋅pos⋅i⋅ti⋅tious⋅ly, adverb
sup⋅pos⋅i⋅ti⋅tious⋅ness, noun
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sup·pos·i·ti·tious   (sə-pŏz'ĭ-tĭsh'əs)   
adj.  

  1. Substituted with fraudulent intent; spurious.

  2. Hypothetical; supposed. See Synonyms at supposed.


[From Latin suppositīcius, from suppositus, past participle of suppōnere, to substitute; see suppose.]
sup·pos'i·ti'tious·ly adv., sup·pos'i·ti'tious·ness n.
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