Fictious
//ˈfɪkʃəs// adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Fictitious. not-comparable, obsolete
"Man does vvith dangerous Curioſity / Theſe unfathom'd VVonders try: / VVith fancy'd Rules and Arbitrary Lavvs / Matter and Motion he reſtrains, / And ſtudy'd Lines and fictious Circles dravvs; […]"
- 2 Addicted to or characterized by fiction. not-comparable, obsolete
Example
More examples"Man does vvith dangerous Curioſity / Theſe unfathom'd VVonders try: / VVith fancy'd Rules and Arbitrary Lavvs / Matter and Motion he reſtrains, / And ſtudy'd Lines and fictious Circles dravvs; […]"
Etymology
From ficti(on) + -ous, as if Latin *fictiōsus, from fictiō.
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