Fictitiously
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 In a fictitious manner.
"Since the term 'imagination,' absolutely in a grammatical sense, means a certain, definite idea, that is, an affection of the mind, representative or implying a representation, in the same way I acknowledge that nothing physical, or even in any sense moral, could be conceived by the mind, or could be understood precisely, if not by means of a figurable example: and not only, as they say in the schools, concretely, but especially individually: for at the lowest degree, this can be done vaguely and even fictitiously by an arbitrary representation, which is nevertheless figuarable or imaginable."
- 1 in a fictional manner (created by the imagination) wordnet
- 2 in a false manner intended to mislead wordnet
Example
More examples"Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously."
Etymology
From fictitious + -ly.
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