- Suppositive
- Suppositive Sup*pos"i*tive, n. A word denoting or implying supposition, as the words if, granting, provided, etc. --Harris. [1913 Webster]
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Suppositive — Sup*pos i*tive, a. [Cf. F. suppositif.] Including or implying supposition, or hypothesis; supposed. {Sup*pos i*tive*ly}, adv. Hammond. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
suppositive — index apparent (presumptive), hypothetical, presumptive, theoretical Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
suppositive — [sə päz′ə tiv] adj. [LL suppositivus] having the nature of, based on, or involving supposition n. Gram. a conjunction introducing a supposition, as if, assuming, or provided … English World dictionary
suppositive — suppositively, adv. /seuh poz i tiv/, adj. 1. of the nature of or involving supposition; suppositional. 2. supposititious or false. 3. Gram. expressing or noting supposition, as the words if, granting, or provided. n. 4. Gram. a suppositive word … Universalium
suppositive — /səˈpɒzətɪv/ (say suh pozuhtiv) adjective 1. of the nature of or involving supposition; suppositional. 2. supposititious or false. 3. Grammar expressing supposition, as the words if , granting , or provided . –noun 4. Grammar a suppositive word.… …
suppositive — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Presumed to be true, real, or genuine, especially on inconclusive grounds: conjectural, hypothetic, hypothetical, inferential, presumptive, supposed, suppositional, suppositious, supposititious. See BELIEF … English dictionary for students
suppositive — adj. of supposition … English contemporary dictionary
suppositive — a. Supposed … New dictionary of synonyms
suppositive — sup·pos·i·tive … English syllables
suppositive — səˈpäzəd.iv adjective Etymology: Late Latin suppositivus, from Latin suppositus (past participle of supponere to place under influenced in meaning by Greek hypothetikos hypothetical) + ivus ive more at suppose : characterized by, involving, or… … Useful english dictionary
