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factitious

fac·ti·tious [ fak tíshəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. insincere: contrived and insincere rather than genuine

2. artificial: not real or natural but artificial or invented ( formal )

[Mid-17th century. < Latin factitius< fact- (see fact)]

fac·ti·tious·ly adverb
fac·ti·tious·ness noun
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