English Dictionary

supposititious

IPA（発音記号）

/səˌpɒzɪˈtɪʃəs/

形容詞

廃用

(obsolete) Spurious; substituted for the genuine, counterfeit; fake. / (obsolete) Imaginary; fictitious, pretended to exist. / Supposed or hypothetical.

日本語の意味

偽の、偽造の、真正品の代わりに用いられるもの / 架空の、虚構の、存在するふりをするもの / 仮定上の、仮説的な

The historian exposed the supposititious documents that had been used to rewrite the nation's past.

歴史家は、その国の過去を書き換えるために使われた偽の文書を暴露した。

意味（1）

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

… 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 …

意味（2）

(obsolete) Imaginary; fictitious, pretended to exist.

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

意味（3）

Supposed or hypothetical.

You might hope to get some other nonsensical belief into the head of George Gradgrind, or Augustus Gradgrind, or John Gradgrind, or Joseph Gradgrind (all supposititious, non-existent persons), but into the head of Thomas Gradgrind—no, sir!

more supposititious （ comparative ）

most supposititious （ superlative ）