suppositive

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English[edit]

Adjective[edit]

suppositive (comparative more suppositive, superlative most suppositive)

  1. Including or implying supposition, or hypothesis; supposed.
    • 1605, M. N. [pseudonym; William Camden], Remaines of a Greater Worke, Concerning Britaine, […], London: […] G[eorge] E[ld] for Simon Waterson, →OCLC:
      Not out of suppositiue coniectures, but out of Alfricus Grammer.

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

suppositive (plural suppositives)

  1. A word denoting or implying supposition.
    The words "if", "granting", and "provided" are suppositives.

Italian[edit]

Adjective[edit]

suppositive

  1. feminine plural of suppositivo
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