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supposititious

/səˌpɒz.ɪˈtɪʃ.əs/

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adjective

/səˌpɒz.ɪˈtɪʃ.əs/C2formalobsolete
  • ruУстаревшее прилагательное, означающее мошеннически подменённый или подложный; ненастоящий.

An archaic adjective meaning fraudulently substituted or spurious; not genuine.

  1. Based on conjectureC2formal

    Based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; hypothetical.

    ruГипотетический

    • The theory is entirely supposititious and lacks any factual basis.
    • His argument rested on supposititious claims about the event.
    • The historian dismissed the account as supposititious.

    Synonymsconjecturalhypotheticalputativespeculativesupposedtheoretical

    Antonymsactualcertainconfirmeddemonstratedestablishedevidencedfactualprovedrealsupportedtrueverified

Forms
  • more supposititious comparative form
  • most supposititious superlative form