- factitious fac·ti·tious adj
- [fæk'tɪʃəs]
frm artificiale
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
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