Putative

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Generally regarded as such; supposed. See Synonyms at supposed.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Commonly believed or deemed to be the case; accepted by supposition rather than as a result of proof.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Commonly thought or deemed; supposed; reputed.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Supposed; reputed; commonly thought or deemed: as, the putative father of a child.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds
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    supposed    reputed    suppose    ostensible    purported   
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