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   Pu·ta·tive

   /ˈpyo͞odədiv/

   

   adjective

   • 1. generally considered or reputed to be: "the putative author of the book"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French putatif, -ive or late Latin putativus, from Latin putat- ‘thought’, from the verb putare.

   Derivatives

   • 1. putatively adverb

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • P

     3

   • U

     1

   • T

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

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