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Meanings of
suppositious
in English
Based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence.
supposed
hypothetical
conjectural
supposititious
divinatory
hypothetic
suppositional
Related terms
theoretical
theoretic
Usage of
suppositious
in English
1
At war with Henry, James would naturally support his rival, whether genuine or
suppositious
.
2
Here the two
suppositious
delinquents were pointed out.
3
But so far everything has been purely
suppositious
.
4
He pointed to a
suppositious
canvas picture.
5
The problem is not
suppositious
.
6
The longer the crisis was delayed, and the more it was brooded over, the more awful the
suppositious
picture became.
7
They are disciplined largely by frequent warnings against dangers, actual and
suppositious
,
of which they remain acutely conscious throughout life.
8
He is bitten by
suppositious
dogs cunningly simulated by stage carpenters, who remark "bow wow" from behind the scenes.
9
Any information you are given to-night, concerning the whereabouts of Jack Shaftoe, shall come, not from some
suppositious
prisoner, but from me.
10
The
suppositious
bagpipe gave an uncertain, ominous howl, and he flung it down, and started back with a ludicrous expression of alarm.
11
He gazed vacantly into the distance, then laughed aloud as he beheld the discomfiture of the "lawyeh" in this
suppositious
proceeding.
12
But to pass all
suppositious
ways, which are easily thought of, but hardly procured, I propose to maintain fools out of our own folly.
13
At war with Henry, James would naturally support his rival, whether genuine or
suppositious
.
14
Here the two
suppositious
delinquents were pointed out.
15
But so far everything has been purely
suppositious
.
16
He pointed to a
suppositious
canvas picture.
Other examples for "suppositious"
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suppositious
Adjective
Frequent collocations
purely suppositious
suppositious bagpipe
suppositious canvas
suppositious delinquents
suppositious dogs
More collocations
Suppositious
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