suppositious (redirected from suppositiousness)

sup·po·si·tious  (sp-zshs)

adj.

Supposititious. See Synonyms at supposed.

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suppositious

Adjective

deduced from an idea or statement believed or assumed to be true; hypothetical

Thesaurus

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"