1. putative - Adjective
2. putative - Adjective Satellite
Commonly thought or deemed; supposed; reputed; as, the putative father of a child.
Source: Webster's dictionaryConservatism is not about tradition and morality, hasn't been for many decades... It is about the putative biological and spiritual superiority of the wealthy. Greg Bear
The kind of corruption the media talk about, the kind the Supreme Court was concerned about, involves the putative sale of votes in exchange for campaign contributions. James L. Buckley
I'm quite good friends with the putative director, Vincenzo Natali, and I'm a big fan of his work, but beyond that, I don't like to talk about other people's work work-in-progress. William Gibson
the foundling's putative father Source: Internet
the putative author of the book Source: Internet
All purported and putative institutions are ravaged or permanently embattled. Source: Internet