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putative

[pyoo-tuh-tiv]

adjective

  1. commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed.

    the putative boss of the mob.



putative

/ ˈːəɪ /

adjective

  1. (prenominal) commonly regarded as being

    the putative father

  2. (prenominal) considered to exist or have existed; inferred

  3. 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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • putatively adverb
  • unputative adjective
  • unputatively adverb
  • ˈܳٲپ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of putative1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Late Latin ܳīܲ “considered, reckoned, reputed,” equivalent to ܳ(ܲ) (past participle of ܳ “to think, consider, reckon,” originally “to prune (trees), clean (wool)” + -īܲ -ive
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of putative1

C15: from Late Latin ܳīܲ supposed, from Latin ܳ to consider
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The putative legal challenge is based on a series of judgements by various United Nations bodies that the Chagos Islands belong to Mauritius.

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The fact that Duffy is wasting his time by making these threats and combing through awarded contracts to ferret out such putative violations is, however, a settled question: Of course he is.

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That led to a post-midnight order from the high court that told the administration it may “not remove any member of the putative class of detainees.”

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Authorities have so far been unable to corral those factions, many of which fought by their side during the civil war and are now putative allies in the country’s new security apparatus.

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This is a popular idea among Republican lawmakers despite evidence that they fail to achieve their putative goal of encouraging poor people to find jobs.

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