- supposititious
- [sə͵pɒzıʹtıʃəs] a
1. 1) поддельный, фальшивый, подложный2) подставной
supposititious child - ребёнок, выдаваемый за законного наследника и т. п.
2. = suppositive
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supposititious
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Supposititious — Sup*pos i*ti tious, a. [L. suppositicus. See {Supposition}.] 1. Fraudulently substituted for something else; not being what is purports to be; not genuine; spurious; counterfeit; as, a supposititious child; a supposititious writing. Bacon. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
supposititious — index presumptive, unfounded, unsupported Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
supposititious — supposititious, suppositious *supposed, reputed, putative, purported, conjectural, hypothetical Analogous words: pretended, simulated, feigned, shammed, counterfeited or counterfeit (see ASSUME): questionable, dubious, *doubtful: factitious,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
supposititious — [sə päz΄ə tish′əs] adj. [L suppositicius < suppositus: see SUPPOSITION] 1. substituted with intent to deceive or defraud; spurious; counterfeit 2. suppositional; hypothetical supposititiously adv … English World dictionary
supposititious — adjective /səpɒzɪˈtɪʃəs/ a) Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit. His good sense had pointed out to him the artifices of the monks, and the gross absurdity of their miracles, wonders, and supposititious reliques. b) Supposed or… … Wiktionary
supposititious — adjective Etymology: Latin suppositicius, from suppositus, past participle of supponere to substitute Date: 1610 1. a. fraudulently substituted ; spurious b. of a child (1) falsely presented as a genuine heir (2) illegitimate … New Collegiate Dictionary
supposititious — supposititiously, adv. supposititiousness, n. /seuh poz i tish euhs/, adj. 1. fraudulently substituted or pretended; spurious; not genuine. 2. hypothetical. [1605 15; < L suppositicius, equiv. to supposit(us) (ptp. of supponere; see SUPPOSITION)… … Universalium
supposititious — Synonyms and related words: Barmecidal, Barmecide, accounted as, affected, airy, alleged, apocryphal, apparent, apparitional, artificial, assumed, assumptive, autistic, baseborn, bastard, bogus, brummagem, chimeric, chimerical, colorable, colored … Moby Thesaurus
supposititious — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Fraudulently or deceptively imitative: bogus, counterfeit, fake, false, fraudulent, phony, sham, spurious, suppositious. See TRUE. 2. Presumed to be true, real, or genuine, especially on inconclusive grounds:… … English dictionary for students
supposititious — sup·pos·i·ti·tious || sə‚pÉ‘zɪ tɪʃəs / pÉ’z adj. false, counterfeit, not genuine; supposed … English contemporary dictionary
supposititious — [səˌpɒzɪ tɪʃəs] adjective substituted for the real thing; counterfeit. Derivatives supposititiously adverb supposititiousness noun Origin C17: from L. supposititius (from supponere to substitute ) + ous … English new terms dictionary
