[ adj ] based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence <adj.all> theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjecturalthe supposed reason for his absence suppositious reconstructions of dead languages hypothetical situation
Supposititious \Sup*pos`i*ti"tious\, a. [L. suppositicus. See {Supposition}.] 1. Fraudulently substituted for something else; not being what is purports to be; not genuine; spurious; counterfeit; as, a supposititious child; a supposititious writing. --Bacon.