suppositive
/səˈpɒzɪtɪv/adjective
1Hypothetical, conjectural; supposed; = suppositious. Compare slightly earlier suppositively.
- †suppositive necessity: = hypothetical necessity (obsolete )..
2 Grammar. Expressing a supposition, conditional.
noun
Grammar. A word, form, mood, or utterance expressing a supposition; a conditional conjunction.
Origin
Late 15th century (in an earlier sense). Originally from classical Latin supposit-, past participial stem of suppōnere suppone + -ive.