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fictive

fic·tive

UK/ˈfɪktɪv/ uncommon

adjective

1.

adopted in order to deceive

  • “an assumed name”
  • “an assumed cheerfulness”
  • “a fictitious address”
  • “fictive sympathy”
  • “a pretended interest”
  • “a put-on childish voice”
  • “sham modesty”
2.

capable of imaginative creation

  • “fictive talent”
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Origin

Borrowed from Middle French fictif.

Phrases

  • fictive kin

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