HyperDic: putative

English > 1 sense of the word *putative*:
ADJECTIVE	all	putative	purported

putative > pronunciation
Sounds	pyuw'tahtihv
Rhymes	abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv...

English > *putative*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds.
Examples	"the foundling's putative father" "the putative author of the book"
Broader	acknowledged	recognized or made known or admitted
Spanish	putativo, supuesto