Putative

['pjuːtətɪv] or ['pjʊtətɪv]

Definition

(adj.) purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds; 'the foundling's putative father'; 'the putative author of the book' .

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Definition

(a.) Commonly thought or deemed; supposed; reputed; as, the putative father of a child.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Reputed, supposed, commonly esteemed.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Reckoned, supposed, deemed, reputed, reported

ANT:Real, authenticated, veritable, established

Typist: Veronica

Definition

adj. supposed: reputed: commonly supposed to be.—n. Putā′tion act of considering estimation.—Putative marriage a marriage prohibited by canon law but entered into in good faith by at least one of the parties.

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