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- Dictionaryputative/ˈpjuːtətɪv/
adjective
- 1. generally considered or reputed to be: "the putative author of the book"
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PUTATIVE definition: 1. generally thought to be or to exist, even if this may not really be true: 2. generally thought…. Learn more.
Putative: Always Before a Noun. Putative is almost always used in front of a noun, the modified noun being that which is assumed or supposed to be. The putative cause of a death, for example, is the one widely believed to have caused it, even when it hasn't been proven or made certain.
Putative means to be known as something by reputation, or assumed to be something, or generally accepted. Every once in a while, a putative planet is reported in the news, which we get very excited about and which usually turns out to be an illusion.
adjective. 1. (prenominal) commonly regarded as being. the putative father. 2. (prenominal) considered to exist or have existed; inferred. 3. grammar. denoting a mood of the verb in some languages used when the speaker does not have direct evidence of what he or she is asserting, but has inferred it on the basis of something else.
Putative definition: commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed. See examples of PUTATIVE used in a sentence.
PUTATIVE meaning: 1. generally thought to be or to exist, even if this may not really be true: 2. generally thought…. Learn more.
putative. 1. ( prenominal) commonly regarded as being: the putative father. 3. (Grammar) grammar denoting a mood of the verb in some languages used when the speaker does not have direct evidence of what he is asserting, but has inferred it on the basis of something else.
