suppositional Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
    conjectural; supposititious; suppositious; supposed; hypothetical; hypothetic; divinatory.
    • theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural
    • the supposed reason for his absence
    • suppositious reconstructions of dead languages
    • hypothetical situation

WordNet


Sup`po*si"tion*al adjective
Definitions
  1. Resting on supposition; hypothetical; conjectural; supposed. South.

Webster 1913