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suppositive

suppositive adjective: including or implying supposition, or hypothesis; supposed.

Adjective

suppositive (comparative more suppositive, superlative most suppositive)

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

Noun

suppositive (plural suppositives)

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

Forms of suppositive

Adjective
comparativemore suppositive
superlativemost suppositive
Noun
pluralsuppositives

Words formed from suppositive

Questions about suppositive

What does suppositive mean?
Suppositive means including or implying supposition, or hypothesis; supposed.
What part of speech is suppositive?
Suppositive can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near suppositive in the dictionary

  1. suppositiously
  2. suppositiousness
  3. supposititious
  4. supposititiously
  5. supposititiousness
  6. suppositive
  7. suppositively
  8. suppositives
  9. suppositor
  10. suppositories
  11. suppositors

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