factitious fac·ti·tious adj

factitious fac·ti·tious adj
[fæk'tɪʃəs]
frm artificiale

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  • factitious — fac•ti•tious [[t]fækˈtɪʃ əs[/t]] adj. artificial or contrived; not spontaneous or natural • Etymology: 1640–50; < L factīcius artificial. See fact, itious fac•ti′tious•ly, adv. fac•ti′tious•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • factitious — fac|ti|tious [fækˈtıʃəs] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: facticius, from facere to do, make ] made to happen artificially by people rather than happening naturally …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • factitious — Artificial; self induced; not naturally occurring. [L. factitius, made by art, fr. facio, to make] * * * fac·ti·tious fak tish əs adj not produced by natural means * * * adj. produced artificially, either deliberately or by accident, and… …   Medical dictionary

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