Meaning

4 senses
  1. Commonly believed or deemed to be the case; generally assumed.

    mutmaßlich, vermeintlich, angeblich

    предположи́тельныйpredpoložítelʹnyj, вероя́тныйverojátnyj, мни́мыйmnímyj

    га́данийhádanyj, припусти́мийprypustýmyj

  2. Accepted by supposition rather than as a result of proof.

  3. Alleged, purported, ostensible, professed.

  4. (proscribed, sometimes)Prospective, potential, proposed.

More definitions
  • purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds

Examples

4 sentences
  1. He's the putative leader of the bunch.

    ruОн предполагаемый главарь группы.

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  2. She's the putative leader of the bunch.

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  3. He was the putative playboy of the librarian set.

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  4. The risks of such a project would clearly outweigh any putative benefit.

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Translations

9 languages
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commonly believed or deemed to be the case:
Русский
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commonly believed or deemed to be the case:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
commonly believed or deemed to be the case:

Origin

First attested c. 1432, from Middle French putatif, from Latin putātīvus (“supposed, purpo

First attested c. 1432, from Middle French putatif, from Latin putātīvus (“supposed, purported”), from putātus (“thought”), from putō (“to think, to consider, to reckon”).

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Forms

more putative, most putative
Comparativemore putative Lesson
Superlativemost putative Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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