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272. Fictitious - CAE Adjectives - Fictitious / Fictitiously

by 정이로운 잉여생활 2022. 10. 3.
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Fictitious : 거짓의, 위조된, 날조된, 지어낸, 허구의, 소설적인

Fictitiously : 거짓으로, 소설적으로, 허구적으로

 

1)

To describe something that is false, something that doesn't exist

fictitious rumors were spread about his hebavior

some people believe is true but it's not actually true

The police received a ficticious report that a fire had taken place

something that is not real, not ture

something that is imagined or fabricated

it's fake, it's counterfeit

the company were fined for making fictitious claims about the efficiency or the effectiveness of thier products

it's bogus

it's untrue

normally created with the intention to hide something to trick somthing 

He gave a fictitious name to the police

He told them fictitious story

the accountant included fictitious transactions in the account so that he could steal money

somethings are concocted, particulary with the idea of misleading or deceiving to make up

He fictitiously tried to make me believe that he was a police officer

I gave the police a fictitiuos address

He feigned happiness this was fictitious joy

 

 

2)

You can use this to talk about something that's invented for fiction as in writting that's not real

fictional is probably a better adjective to use 

fictitious not most normally gives the idea of something that was invented to trick, it's something that was fabricated but you could use fictitious

all ot the events that took place in thes movies are fictitious

they are made up , they are invented, they are fabricated, they are concocted

fictitious, spurious, fake, conconcted, sham

fictitious character

fictitious name

fictitious story

 

 

Formality : 6

 

 

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