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suppositious

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sup·po·si·tious  (sp-zshs)
adj.
Supposititious. See Synonyms at supposed.
suppositious [ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃəs]
adj
deduced from supposition; hypothetical
suppositiously  adv
suppositiousness  n
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Adj.1.suppositious - based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence; "theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural"; "the supposed reason for his absence"; "suppositious reconstructions of dead languages"; "hypothetical situation"
conjectural, hypothetic, hypothetical, suppositional, supposititious, divinatory, supposed
theoretic, theoretical - concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; "theoretical science"


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The destruction of Mustapha (that we named before) was so fatal to Solyman's line, as the succession of the Turks, from Solyman until this day, is suspected to be untrue, and of strange blood; for that Selymus the Second, was thought to be suppositious.
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