pupative

Adjective

putative (comparative more putative, superlative most putative)

1. Commonly believed or deemed to be the case; generally assumed.
   • Just as Prince Sihanouk is fronting for the Khmer Rouge today . . . so also was he their putative leader from 1970 to 1975.1989, William E. Colby and Jeremy J. Stone, "US must support Thailand if Cambodia is to survive," Milwaukee Sentinel (Los Angeles Times Service), 28 Oct. (retrieved 15 Sep. 2009)

   Synonyms:

   reputed, supposed

2. Accepted by supposition rather than as a result of proof.
   • In answer to the objection, that if a thing is only putative, it is fictitious1831, The Quarterly Christian Spectator, page 504
3. Alleged, purported, ostensible, professed.
   • A putative love tonic was made from the water in which myrtle leaves and flowers had been steeped.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 162
4. (proscribed, sometimes) Prospective, potential, proposed.
   • Paralleling this extension of government control was the development of a formally constituted opposition […] In some cases a former Prime Minister was clearly acknowledged as leader and putative Prime Minister, in others a generally-accepted leader emerged.1981, Michael Rush, Parliamentary Government in Britain, New York : Holmes & Meier Publishers