suppositious

An obsolete adjective meaning hypothetical, assumed, or based on supposition; no longer in common use.

• 🇫🇷Adjectif désuet signifiant hypothétique, présumé ou fondé sur une supposition ; plus utilisé dans le langage courant.

1. Based on assumption C2 formal

   Based primarily on conjecture or guesswork rather than solid evidence.

   • The theory remains suppositious until more data is collected.
   • His argument was dismissed as suppositious and lacking proof.
   • Suppositious claims about the event circulated before the investigation.

   🇫🇷fondé sur des suppositions

   Synonymes: assumptiveconjecturalhypotheticalputativespeculativesuppositionaltheoretical

   Antonymes: certainconfirmeddemonstratedestablishedevidencedfactualknownprovenvalidated

• more suppositious comparative form
• most suppositious superlative form