putative

ˈpjuːtətɪv

Definition

Definition of putative - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

assumedcommonly regarded as being without proof

The putative leader was never officially elected.

alleged

supposed

inferredconsidered to exist based on indirect evidence

The putative cause of the illness was a virus.

alleged

supposed

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putative marriage

marriage invalid due to legal issues but entered in good faith

The court recognized their union as a putative marriage.

Origin of putative

Latin, putare (to think)

Examples of putative in a sentence

His putative innocence was questioned by the jury.
The putative leader of the group was absent.
Her putative talent was yet to be proven.

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French:présumé, ...
German:vermeintlich, ...
Italian:presunto, ipotetico, ...
Spanish:putativo, supuesta, ...
Portuguese:putativo, ...
Chinese:假定的, 推测的, ...
Japanese:仮定の, ...
Arabic:مُفْتَرَض, مُستنتَج, ...
Hebrew:מְשֹׁעָר, מֻסָּק, ...
Russian:предполагаемый, предположительный, ...
Ukrainian:ймовірний, передбачуваний, ...
Hindi:माना हुआ, अनुमानित, ...
Bengali:কথিত, অনুমিত, ...
Catalan:presumpte, hipotètic, ...
Czech:domnělý, hypotetický, ...
Danish:formodet, antaget, ...
Dutch:vermeend, ...
Greek:υποτιθέμενος, εικαζόμενος, ...
Hungarian:feltételezett, valószínűsített, ...
Khmer:សន្មត, សន្មតថាមាន, ...
Korean:추정된, 추정되는, ...
Persian:مفروض, مظنون, ...
Polish:domniemany, przypuszczalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):putativo, ...
Romanian:presupus, bănuit, ...
Swedish:förmodad, ...
Thai:ที่เชื่อว่าเป็น, ที่สันนิษฐานว่า, ...
Turkish:sözde, ...
Vietnamese:được cho là, được xem là tồn tại dựa trên bằng chứng gián tiếp, ...

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