fictitious
part of speech
adjective (fictitious)
meaning for a pupil
1) Invented or made up; not real or true. tree →
2) Used as a false name or detail to trick people. tree →
sense in the lessons
In English lessons it describes made-up characters and places in stories. In safety and law it describes fake names or false details used to cheat. Phrases: fictitious character, fictitious name, entirely fictitious.
examples
- Sherlock Holmes is a fictitious detective. tree →
- The story takes place in a fictitious town by the sea. tree →
- The thief gave a fictitious name to the police. tree →
- All the characters in this book are fictitious. tree →
- The scammer used a fictitious address. tree →
- Her excuse about the dog eating her homework was fictitious. tree →
note
Related: fiction (stories that are made up), fictional (in a story). «Fictional» usually means part of a story; «fictitious» often hints at a lie. Spelling: -titious, with two i's after the first t.
Trees and pragmatics
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