adj.
- Produced artificially rather than by a natural process.
- Lacking authenticity or genuineness; sham: speculators responsible for the factitious value of some stocks.
[From Latin factīcius, from factus, past participle of facere, to make.]
factitiously fac·ti'tious·ly adv.factitiousness fac·ti'tious·ness n.
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