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Fictitiously

Fictitious \Fic*ti"tious\, a. [L. fictitius. See Fiction.] Feigned; imaginary; not real; fabulous; counterfeit; false; not genuine; as, fictitious fame.

The human persons are as fictitious as the airy ones.
--Pope. -- Fic*ti"tious*ly, adv. -- Fic*ti"tious*ness, n.

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fictitiously

adv. In a fictitious manner

Usage examples of "fictitiously".

Names, characters, places, and incidents are either a product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

Names, characters, places and incidents are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

Instead, I anticipated a personal appeal at some point, an apology to Robbie, and a request he give up the tape and sign a form acknowledging, somewhat fictitiously, that he'd consented to the recording.