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supposititious.

Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit; fake.

14 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/səˌpɒzɪˈtɪʃəs/UK/səˌpɑzəˈtɪʃəs/General-American
  1. Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit; fake.

    obsolete
  2. Imaginary; fictitious, pretended to exist.

    obsolete
  3. Supposed or hypothetical.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin suppositus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -īcus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -īcius Latin suppositīciusbor. English supposititious Borrowed from Latin suppositīcius.

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