fictitiouslyadv.
/fɪkˈtɪʃəsli/, U.S. /fɪkˈtɪʃəsli/ In a fictitious, imaginary, pretended or counterfeit manner; falsely; by way of pretence or sham.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > fabrication of statement or story > [adverb]
fantastically1547
forgedly1578
fabulously1593
fictitiously1646
commentitiously1652
fict1677
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [adverb]
faintlyc1330
feigninglya1387
supposingly?a1450
feignedly1535
counterfeitly1548
dissimulately1556
pretencedly1567
simulately1592
pretensively1607
pretendedly1611
ironically1612
supposedly1618
feigning1620
pretendingly1645
fictitiously1646
fictly1677
simulatively1816
bogusly1862
1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica v. xx. 263 These pieces fictitiously set downe, and having no copy in Nature. View more context for this quotation
1769 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. IV. 185 Not fictitiously..but from a real tenderness of shedding his brother's blood.
1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) I. 58 If the ceiling is flat all ornament upon it..must not fictitiously represent relief.
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adv.1646- overfamiliarities
- overfamiliarity
- overfamiliarly
- overfamous
- overfancy
- overfar
- overfare
- overfarming
- overfast
- overfastidious
- overfasting
- overfat
- overfatigue
- overfatigued
- overfatigueing
- overfatigues
- overfatiguing
- overfatten
- overfattened
- overfault
- overfavor
- overfavorable
- overfavorably
- overfavored
- overfavoring