fictious
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From ficti(on) + -ous,[1] as if Latin *fictiōsus, from fictiō.[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]fictious (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Fictitious.
- 1688, Mat[thew] Prior, “On Exodus 3. 14. I Am that I Am. An Ode. […]”, in Poems on Several Occasions, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], published 1709, →OCLC, stanza VI, page 4:
- Man does vvith dangerous Curioſity / Theſe unfathom'd VVonders try: / VVith fancy'd Rules and Arbitrary Lavvs / Matter and Motion he reſtrains, / And ſtudy'd Lines and fictious Circles dravvs; […]
- (obsolete) Addicted to or characterized by fiction.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “fictious, adj.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ “fictious, adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
