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
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
27 December 2024
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
