supposititious

[suh-poz-i-tish-uhs]

sup·pos·i·ti·tious

[suh-poz-i-tish-uhs]
adjective
1.
fraudulently substituted or pretended; spurious; not genuine.

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

sup·pos·i·ti·tious·ly, adverb
sup·pos·i·ti·tious·ness, noun
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Supposititious has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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supposititious (səˌpɒzɪˈtɪʃəs)
 
adj
substituted with intent to mislead or deceive
 
supposi'titiously
 
adv
 
supposi'titiousness
 
n

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