Putative Definition

pyo͝otə-tĭv
adjective
Generally considered or deemed such; reputed.
A putative ancestor.
Webster's New World
Supposed rather than real; believed; reputed.
Webster's New World Law

Commonly believed or deemed to be the case; accepted by supposition rather than as a result of proof.

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Origin of Putative

  • Middle English from Old French putatif from Late Latin putātīvus from Latin putāre to prune, think pau-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • First attested 1432, from Middle French putatif, from Latin putātÄ«vus (“supposed, purported"), from putātus (“thought"), from putō.

    From Wiktionary

Putative Sentence Examples

  • Use of public specifications for the data about plans putative insurer is.

  • There must be a pan of seedlings somewhere of a putative hybrid between these two!

  • Thus the screening project will identify not just potential agents against smallpox but also putative anti-cancer drugs.

  • But it is equally common, in relation to particular (putative) examples of virtues to give these truisms up.

  • There are, however, still cases where DNA testing will not be possible, for example where the putative father has died.

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Words Starting With

PPUPUT

Words Ending With

EVEIVE

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putative

Words Starting With P and Ending With E

Starts With P & Ends With EStarts With PU & Ends With EStarts With P & Ends With VE

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With P8 Letter Words Ending With E