putative
[ pyoo-tuh-tiv ]
/ ˈpyu tə tɪv /
adjective
commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed: the putative boss of the mob.
Origin of putative
1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin
putātīvus reputed, equivalent to
putāt(us) (past participle of
putāre to think, consider, reckon, orig. to clean, prune) +
-īvus
-ive
OTHER WORDS FROM putative
pu·ta·tive·ly, adverb un·pu·ta·tive, adjective un·pu·ta·tive·ly, adverbWords nearby putative
put-up,
put-up job,
put-upon,
putamen,
putangitangi,
putative,
putative marriage,
putin,
putin, vladimir,
putlog,
putnam
Example sentences from the Web for putative
British Dictionary definitions for putative
putative
/ (ˈpjuːtətɪv) /
adjective
(prenominal)
commonly regarded as being
the putative father
(prenominal)
considered to exist or have existed; inferred
grammar
denoting a mood of the verb in some languages used when the speaker does not have direct evidence of what he is asserting, but has inferred it on the basis of something else
Derived forms of putative
putatively, adverbWord Origin for putative
C15: from Late Latin
putātīvus supposed, from Latin
putāre to consider