| | Word of the Day — October 18, 2011October 18, 2011 - Scott Viau Factitious — fak-TISH-us — bogus, fake, specious, counterfeit, spurious Example: "Gary Stadtmauer in the New Yorker described a young immigrant woman whose 'factitious account of a rape was used to aid her asylum claim.'" | in: News, Blogs & Events Web |