fictitiously

Variant of fictitious

adjective

  1. of or like fiction; imaginary
  2. not real; pretended; false: fictitious joy
  3. assumed for disguise or deception: a fictitious name

Origin: L ficticius < pp. of fingere, to form, devise: see dough

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