putative

1. a. Commonly thought or deemed; supposed; reputed; as, the putative father of a child. Source: opted

2. adj. purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds Source: wordnet

3. Commonly thought or deemed; supposed; reputed; as, the putative father of a child. "His other putative (I dare not say feigned) friends." E. Hall. Thus things indifferent, being esteemed useful or pious, became customary, and then came for reverence into a putative and usurped authority. Jer. Taylor. Source: webster

4. Commonly thought or deemed; supposed; reputed; as, the putativefather of a child. "His other putative (I dare not say feigned)friends." E. Hall.Thus things indifferent, being esteemed useful or pious, becamecustomary, and then came for reverence into a putative and usurpedauthority. Jer. Taylor. Source: adambom

5. j:100 s. purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds Source: ecdict

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