Adjective
1. firmly believed;
"the way things are supposed to be"2. mistakenly believed;
"the supposed existence of ghosts"3. commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds;
"the foundling's putative father""the reputed (or purported) author of the book""the supposed date of birth"4. designed to;
"medication that is supposed to relieve pain""what's that gadget supposed to do?"5. doubtful or suspect;
"these so-called experts are no help"6. required or under orders;
"I'm supposed to be there at ten""he was supposed to go to the store"7. based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence;
"theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural""the supposed reason for his absence""suppositious reconstructions of dead languages""supposititious hypotheses"