supposititious C2+ Topic:Mind & Cognition US /səˌpɑzəˈtɪʃəs/ UK /səˌpɒzɪˈtɪʃəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit; fake. [...] the said pretended Testament was supposititious, & contriued by such as meant to defraud both the heires female of the said king Henrie the 8. as well as these of his eldest sister [...]. 2 adj Imaginary; fictitious, pretended to exist. His good sense had pointed out to him the artifices of the monks, and the gross absurdity of their miracles, wonders, and supposititious reliques. 3 adj Supposed or hypothetical. You might hope to get some other nonsensical belief into the head of George Gradgrind, or Augustus Gradgrind, or John Gradgrind, or Joseph Gradgrind (all supposititious, non-existent persons), but into the head of Thomas Gradgrind—no, sir! 4 adj based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence Thesaurus Synonyms 4 adj · based primarily on surmise... conjectural Word family Derived forms suppositiousnesssupposititiously Related forms suppositiouslysuppositiousness Etymology Borrowed from Latin suppositīcius. Topics Mind & Cognition External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # supposititious **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /səˌpɑzəˈtɪʃəs/ **IPA (UK):** /səˌpɒzɪˈtɪʃəs/ ## Meanings 1. Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit; fake. 2. Imaginary; fictitious, pretended to exist. 3. Supposed or hypothetical. 4. based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence ## Examples - [...] the said pretended Testament was supposititious, & contriued by such as meant to defraud both the heires female of the said king Henrie the 8. as well as these of his eldest sister [...]. - His good sense had pointed out to him the artifices of the monks, and the gross absurdity of their miracles, wonders, and supposititious reliques. - You might hope to get some other nonsensical belief into the head of George Gradgrind, or Augustus Gradgrind, or John Gradgrind, or Joseph Gradgrind (all supposititious, non-existent persons), but into the head of Thomas Gradgrind—no, sir! ## Derived Forms - suppositiousness - supposititiously ## Related Forms - suppositiously - suppositiousness ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin suppositīcius. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition markdown