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FICTIVE
fictive
(adjective) capable of imaginative creation; “fictive talent”
assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham
(adjective) adopted in order to deceive; “an assumed name”; “an assumed cheerfulness”; “a fictitious address”; “fictive sympathy”; “a pretended interest”; “a put-on childish voice”; “sham modesty”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
fictive (comparative more fictive, superlative most fictive)
Having the characteristics of fiction: fictional.
Resulting from imaginative creation: fanciful or invented.
Being feigned, ingenuine or unreal.
Source: Wiktionary
Fic"tive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. fictif.]
Definition: Feigned; counterfeit. "The fount of fictive tears." Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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