HyperDic: putative

English > 1 sense of the word putative:
ADJECTIVEallputativepurported
putative > pronunciation
Soundspyuw'tahtihv
Rhymesabortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv...
English > putative: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningPurported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds.
Examples
  • "the foundling's putative father"
  • "the putative author of the book"
Broaderacknowledgedrecognized or made known or admitted
Spanishputativo, supuesto

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