/
fɪkˈtɪʃəs/
adj.
- not real or true; imaginary or invented.
- relating to or denoting the characters and events found in fiction.
Derivative
- fictitiously adv.
- fictitiousness n.
Etymology
C17: from L. ficticius (from fingere ‘contrive, form’) + -ous (see also -itious2).