FICTITIOUSLY

fictitiously

(adverb) in a fictional manner (created by the imagination)

fictitiously

(adverb) in a false manner intended to mislead

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

fictitiously (comparative more fictitiously, superlative most fictitiously)

In a fictitious manner

Source: Wiktionary


FICTITIOUS

Fic*ti"tious, a. Etym: [L. fictitius. See Fiction.]

Definition: Feigned; imaginary; not real; fabulous; counterfeit; false; not genuine; as, fictitious fame. The human persons are as fictitious as the airy ones. Pope.

– Fic*ti"tious*ly, adv.

– Fic*ti"tious*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 October 2024

SUPERIORITY

(noun) displaying a sense of being better than others; “he hated the white man’s superiority and condescension”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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