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fic·tive

(fĭk′tĭv)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or created by imaginative invention.

2. Of, relating to, or being fiction; fictional.

3. Relating to or being a kinshiplike relationship among people who are not related by heredity, marriage, or adoption, often involving the use of kinship terms.

fic′tive·ly adv.

fic′tive·ness n.

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fictive

(ˈfɪktɪv)

adj

1. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) of, relating to, or able to create fiction

2. a rare word for fictitious

ˈfictively adv

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fic•tive

(ˈfɪk tɪv)

adj.

1. fictitious; imaginary.

2. pertaining to the creation of fiction: fictive inventiveness.

[1485–95]

fic′tive•ly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	fictive - adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty" assumed, pretended, put on, sham, fictitious, false counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"
	2.	fictive - capable of imaginative creation; "fictive talent" creative, originative - having the ability or power to create; "a creative imagination"

fictive

adjective

Consisting or suggestive of fiction:

fanciful, fantastic, fantastical, fictional, fictitious, invented, made-up.

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