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Supposititiously — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
supposititiously — adverb see supposititious … New Collegiate Dictionary
supposititiously — See supposititious. * * * … Universalium
supposititiously — adverb see supposititious * * * suppositiˈtiously adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑supposition … Useful english 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 — 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
supposititiousness — See supposititiously. * * * … Universalium
as it were — Synonyms and related words: assumably, assumedly, assumptively, figuratively, figuratively speaking, in a manner, in a way, in seeming, kind of, metaphorically, presumably, presumedly, presumptively, quasi, reputedly, seemingly, so to say, so to… … Moby Thesaurus
presumably — Synonyms and related words: all things considered, as it were, assumably, assumedly, assumptively, by all odds, certainly, dollars to doughnuts, doubtless, doubtlessly, in all likelihood, in all probability, in seeming, indubitably, like enough,… … Moby Thesaurus
quasi — Synonyms and related words: affected, apishly, apocryphal, approximate, approximating, approximative, artificial, as it were, assumably, assumed, assumedly, assumptively, bastard, bogus, brummagem, byname, close, cognominal, colorable, colored,… … Moby Thesaurus
