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Generally supposed or claimed to be so, without certainty.
adjective
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putative
The putative author of the unsigned letter denied writing it.
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A collector brought the town archive a purported farewell letter from a locally celebrated novelist. The writer's putative assistant was named in a note attached to the envelope, although the archive had not confirmed that person's role.
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