supposititious

[ suh-poz-i-tish-uh s ]

/ səˌpɒz ɪˈtɪʃ əs /

fraudulently substituted or pretended; spurious; not genuine.

Origin of supposititious

1605–15; < Latin suppositīcius, equivalent to supposit(us) (past participle of suppōnere; see supposition) + -īcius -itious

sup·pos·i·ti·tious·ly, adverb sup·pos·i·ti·tious·ness, noun

The next day Travers printed a supposititious interview with Harvey's English valet on how it felt to be a valet of a great man.

Tramping on Life |Harry Kemp
Yet if he aided the real Hugh to escape, he, the supposititious Hugh who had played his rôle, must continue it.

Satan Sanderson |Hallie Erminie Rives
She remembered certainly that it was closed when she had gone upstairs for her supposititious fan.

Under Cover |Roi Cooper Megrue
Let us, in imagination, adjust the speed of a supposititious motor until we get that which corresponds to 100 alternations.

Marvels of Scientific Invention |Thomas W. Corbin

This supposititious child, born within the last few minutes, was plainly assuming the proportions of a reality to Mr. Jaffrey.

Miss Mehetabel's Son |Thomas Bailey Aldrich

supposititious

/ (səˌpɒzɪˈtɪʃəs) /

substituted with intent to mislead or deceive

supposititiously, adverb supposititiousness, noun