Supposititious

Quick meaning: Supposititious is an adjective meaning (obsolete) Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit; fake.

Meaning

(obsolete) Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit; fake.

More Meanings

1. (obsolete) Imaginary; fictitious, pretended to exist.
2. (archaic) Supposed or hypothetical.

Example Sentences

His good sense had pointed out to him the artifices of the monks, and the gross absurdity of their miracles, wonders, and supposititious reliques.

“Why this particular problem, Speaker? It obviously has significance other than purely academic.” “Thank you, my boy. You are as quick as I had expected. The problem is not supposititious.”

[...] 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 [...]

These supposititious children of the semigods are called Umskiptingar; whence nurses and midwives were strictly enjoined to watch constantly, and to hold the infant firmly in their arms, till it had had the benefit of baptism, lest they should furnish any opportunity for such a change.

Word Forms

• suppositious

Synonyms for supposititious

Depending on context, synonyms include theoretical, supposed, conjectural, theoretic, suppositious, suppositional.

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