suppositive

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adjective

Including or implying supposition, or hypothesis; supposed.

“The words "if", "granting", and "provided" are suppositives.”

Scrabble 18

Meanings

adjectivesuppositive (comparative more suppositive, superlative most 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
nounsuppositive (plural suppositives)

plural suppositives

  1. A word denoting or implying supposition.

    The words "if", "granting", and "provided" are suppositives.

Cite this entry
APA

suppositive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suppositive

MLA

“suppositive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suppositive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suppositive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suppositive.

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