(adj) purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds, Example: the foundling's putative father; the putative author of the book
(adj) inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits, Syn.disputatious, litigious, disputative, combative, Example: a style described as abrasive and contentious; a disputatious lawyer; a litigious and acrimonious spirit
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
a. [ L. putativus, fr. putare, putatum, to reckon, suppose, adjust, prune, cleanse. See Pure, and cf. Amputate, Compute, Dispute, Impute. ] Commonly thought or deemed; supposed; reputed; as, the putative father of a child. “His other putative (I dare not say feigned) friends.” E. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thus things indifferent, being esteemed useful or pious, became customary, and then came for reverence into a putative and usurped authority. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]
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