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supposititious

[ suh-poz-i-tish-uhs ]

adjective

  1. fraudulently substituted or pretended; spurious; not genuine.


supposititious

/ əˌɒɪˈɪʃə /

adjective

  1. substituted with intent to mislead or deceive
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Derived Forms

  • ܱˌDzˈپپdzܲ, adverb
  • ܱˌDzˈپپdzܲԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܱ·Dzi·پtdzܲ· adverb
  • ܱ·Dzi·پtdzܲ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of supposititious1

1605–15; < Latin ܱDzīܲ, equivalent to supposit ( us ) (past participle of ܱōԱ; supposition ) + -īܲ -itious
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This penalty of being jiggered was a favourite supposititious case of his.

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That the list of conditions was supposititious is rendered probable by other negotiations in which Raymond desperately strove to avert the inevitable rupture.

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"What need we information, letters, supposititious records, respecting Michael Angelo, when we possess such a work, every line of which is a transcript of his mind?"

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Was it an eclipse, or were some horrid, monstrous shapes like the supposititious spindles spoken of by Langley devouring the light of our parent planet?

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Our supposititious M. F. H., however, thoroughly appreciates this obligation, and, bearing this in mind, he will select for his huntsman a respectable, well-mannered servant.

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