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Definitions for Putative
[1] commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed: the putative boss of the mob.
[2] (prenominal) commonly regarded as being the putative father
[3] (prenominal) considered to exist or have existed; inferred
[4] grammar denoting a mood of the verb in some languages used when the speaker does not have direct evidence of what he is asserting, but has inferred it on the basis of something else
Words related to Putative
presumptive, supposed, reputed, presumed, accepted, alleged, assumed, conjectural, hypothetical, imputed, reported, suppositional, suppositious
Words nearby Putative
put-up, put-up job, put-upon, putamen, putangitangi, putative, putative marriage, putin, putin, vladimir, putlog, putnam
Origin of Putative
1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin putātīvus reputed, equivalent to putāt(us ) (past participle of putāre to think, consider, reckon, orig. to clean, prune) + -īvus -ive
Other words from Putative
pu·ta·tive·ly , adverb
un·pu·ta·tive , adjective
un·pu·ta·tive·ly , adverb
Word origin for Putative
C15: from Late Latin putātīvus supposed, from Latin putāre to consider
Synonyms for Putative
presumed, presumptive, reputed, supposed, accepted, alleged, assumed, conjectural, hypothetical, imputed, reported, suppositional, suppositious