18 November 2016
supposititious
[suh-poz-i-tish-uh s]
adjective
1. fraudulently substituted or pretended; spurious; not genuine.
2. hypothetical.
Origin of supposititious
Latin
1605-1615; < Latin suppositīcius, equivalent to supposit (us) (past participle of suppōnere; see supposition ) + -īcius -itious
Related forms
supposititiously, adverb
supposititiousness, noun
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Examples from the Web for supposititious
Historical Examples
The reputed date of 1600, which the supposititious justice of the peace had given it in the Theatrical Review, was now suppressed.
Shakespeare and the Modern Stage
Sir Sidney Lee
Chambers’s Encyclopedia rejects the work also as supposititious.
Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871
Various
He examined Mademoiselle Chichette and the supposititious outraged husband, who acted as if he wished to crawl under the table.
The Bashful Lover (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIX)
Charles Paul de Kock
Anagram
posit pious suit
Today’s quote
I have come to regard November as the older, harder man’s October. I appreciate the early darkness and cooler temperatures. It puts my mind in a different place than October. It is a month for a quieter, slightly more subdued celebration of summer’s death as winter tightens its grip.
– Henry Rollins
On this day
18 November 1922 – Benito Mussolini becomes the leader of Italy. Mussolini, was head of the National Fascist Party and one of the founders of fascism. As dictator he named himself ‘Il Duce’ (The Leader). Initially a socialist, Mussolini felt that socialism had failed and he opposed egalitarianism. He was an ardent supporter of Adolf Hitler. Mussolini was forced to stand down in 1943 by his opponents. He went into hiding and in 1945 was captured and executed.
18 November 1928 – Mickey Mouse makes his screen debut, in ‘Steamboat Willy’.
18 November 1978 – Jim Jones, leader of the cult ‘People’s Temple’ located in Jonestown, Guyana, instructs followers to drink a deadly brew of Kool-Aid, cyanide and sedatives. 914 people died in the mass suicide, including Jones. 303 children were among the victims. It is likely that some of the deaths were murder as a result of some people being forced to drink the concoction. Jones claimed that the cult was under surveillance of intelligence organisations who were preparing to raid Jonestown and either kill or capture the members. He claimed that survivors would be forced to convert to fascism.
18 November 2002 – death of James Coburn, actor (‘The Great Escape‘, ‘The Magnificent Seven‘). Born 31 August 1928.