suppositional meaning
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suppositional (adjective): based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence.
Definition of suppositional
- based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
- theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural
- the supposed reason for his absence
- suppositious reconstructions of dead languages
- hypothetical situation
Synonyms: conjectural, divinatory, hypothetical, hypothetic, supposed, suppositious, supposititious
Similar: theoretical
Related forms: supposition
Scrabble score: 17 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with SU · words ending in AL · 13-letter words
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