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supposititious
supposititious [ sə pózzi tíshəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
fraudulently substituted: substituted for something else in order to deceive ( formal )

[Early 17th century. < Latin supposititius< supposit- (see supposition)]

supposititiously adverb
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