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SUPPOSITIOUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

Example:

hypothetical situation

Synonyms:

conjectural; divinatory; hypothetic; hypothetical; supposed; suppositional; suppositious; supposititious

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

theoretic; theoretical (concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations)

Derivation:

supposition (a hypothesis that is taken for granted)

supposition (a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence)

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