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fictitious
adjective
adopted in order to deceive
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 10
- Starts with
- F
- Ends with
- S
- Contains
- ICTITIOU
- Scrabble score
- 15
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
fɪkˈtɪʃəs
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
adopted in order to deceive
“an assumed name”
adjective
formed or conceived by the imagination
“a fabricated excuse for his absence”
In context
Example Sentences
an assumed name
an assumed cheerfulness
a fictitious address
fictive sympathy
a pretended interest
a fabricated excuse for his absence
a fancied wrong
a fictional character
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