Definition of Fictitious
Fictitious
fic·ti·tious


Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
Not real or true; imaginary or fabricated.

e.g. The detective discovered that the suspect's alibi was fictitious.

(adjective)
conventionally assumed or accepted, hypothetically considered;

e.g. This experiment is based on fictitious principles that are no longer widely believed.

(adjective)
not genuine, either in terms of being assumed or fake (as of a name or identity) or in terms of being insincere;

e.g. She created a fictitious identity so that she could evade capture.



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