fictitious

 
Pronunciation: /fɪkˈtɪʃəs/

adjective

  • 1not real or true; imaginary or fabricated: reports of a deal were dismissed as fictitious by the Minister
  • 2occurring in or invented for fiction.

Derivatives

fictitiously

adverb

fictitiousness

noun

Origin:

early 17th century: from Latin ficticius (from fingere 'contrive, form') + -ous (see also -itious2)

Spelling help

Spell fictitious with -tious at the end.