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adjective
- 1. based on assumption rather than fact: "most of the evidence is purely suppositious"
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adjective. sup· po· si· tious ˌsə-pə-ˈzi-shəs. Synonyms of suppositious. : supposititious. Word History. Etymology. by contraction. First Known Use. 1604, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of suppositious was in 1604. See more words from the same year. Dictionary Entries Near suppositious. supposition. suppositious.
Define suppositious. suppositious synonyms, suppositious pronunciation, suppositious translation, English dictionary definition of suppositious. or sup·po·si·tious adj. 1. Substituted with fraudulent intent; spurious.
Suppositious definition: formed from or growing out of supposition. See examples of SUPPOSITIOUS used in a sentence.
Something you assume to be true without having any real proof is suppositious. If there's no evidence that your brother stole your favorite sweatshirt, it's suppositious to accuse him of the deed. When you use supposition, or an unproven belief, to decide something, that's suppositious.
adjective. supposititious. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Word Frequency. suppositious in American English. (ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃəs) adjective. 1. formed from or growing out of supposition. suppositious evidence. 2. supposititious.
Aug 31, 2023 · suppositious ( comparative more suppositious, superlative most suppositious) Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit; fake; supposititious. [from 17th c.] Imaginary; fictitious, pretended to exist. [from 17th c.]
SUPPOSITION definition: 1. the fact of believing something is true without any proof or something that you believe to be…. Learn more.
Synonyms for SUPPOSITIOUS: supposititious, spurious, unreal, phoney, pseudo, bogus, unauthentic, counterfeit; Antonyms of SUPPOSITIOUS: real, true, right, genuine, sure-enough, actual, authentic, bona fide.
adjective. These are words and phrases related to suppositious. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. SUPPOSED. Synonyms. supposed. reputed. putative. conjectural. alleged. assumed. presumed. imagined. hypothetical. theoretical. postulated. speculative. soi-disant. self-styled.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective suppositious mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective suppositious, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use.
