The criminal used a fictitious name.
SYNONYM(S): counterfeit, sham, feigned.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fic|ti|tious — «fihk TIHSH uhs», adjective. 1. not real; imaginary; made up: »The characters in “Alice in Wonderland” are fictitious. 2. of fiction; having to do with or of the nature of fiction; originating in the imagination. 3. assumed in order to deceive;… … Useful english dictionary
fic|ti´tious|ness — fic|ti|tious «fihk TIHSH uhs», adjective. 1. not real; imaginary; made up: »The characters in “Alice in Wonderland” are fictitious. 2. of fiction; having to do with or of the nature of fiction; originating in the imagination. 3. assumed in order… … Useful english dictionary
fic·ti·tious — /fıkˈtıʃəs/ adj : not true or real a fictitious story The characters in the book are all fictitious. She gave a fictitious address on the application … Useful english dictionary
fic — fic·a·ry; fic·i·dae; fic·tion; fic·tion·al; fic·tion·al·ism; fic·tion·al·is·tic; fic·tion·al·iza·tion; fic·tion·al·ize; fic·tion·eer; fic·tion·er; fic·tion·ist; fic·tious; fic·ti·tious; fic·ti·tious·ly; fic·ti·tious·ness; fic·tive;… … English syllables
tious — ab·sten·tious; ad·sci·ti·tious; ad·scrip·ti·tious; ad·ven·ti·tious; ad·ven·ti·tious·ly; ad·ven·ti·tious·ness; am·bi·tious; ap·pe·ti·tious; ar·ti·fac·ti·tious; as·ci·ti·tious; as·sump·tious; bump·tious; cap·tious; cap·tious·ly; car·nap·tious;… … English syllables
fictitious — fic·ti·tious … English syllables
fictitiously — fic·ti·tious·ly … English syllables
fictitious — fic•ti•tious [[t]fɪkˈtɪʃ əs[/t]] adj. 1) created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false 2) of, pertaining to, or consisting of fiction; created by the imagination • Etymology: 1605–15; < L fictīcius artificial… … From formal English to slang
fictitious — fic|ti|tious [fıkˈtıʃəs] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: ficticius artificial , from fictus; FICTION] not true, or not real ▪ a fictitious address ▪ The author fills this real town with fictitious characters … Dictionary of contemporary English
fictitious — fic|ti|tious [ fık tıʃəs ] adjective 1. ) not real or true and used for tricking people: He had registered at the hotel under a fictitious name. 2. ) invented for a book, play, or movie: FICTIONAL: a fictitious character … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
