factitious

Adjective Satellite

not produced by natural forces
- "brokers created a factitious demand for stocks"

Adj

Created by humans; artificial.
Counterfeit, fabricated, fake.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin factītius (“artificial”), alternative form of factīcius, from facere (“to make, do”). Doublet of fetish.

Scrabble Score: 15

factitious: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
factitious: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
factitious: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

factitious: valid Words With Friends Word