- pretensed
- Pretended.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
pretensed
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Pretensed — Pre*tensed , a. Pretended; feigned. [Obs.] {Pre*tens ed*ly}, adv. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pretensed — n. feigning, pretending; impersonation; false show, false appearance; claim, assertion v. pretend, feign; impersonate; put on a false show, create a false appearance; claim wrongly, make a false assertion … English contemporary dictionary
pretensed — pre·tensed … English syllables
pretensed — st adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin praetensus (Latin praetentus) (past participle of Latin praetendere) + Middle English ed archaic : pretended … Useful english dictionary
Pretensedly — Pretensed Pre*tensed , a. Pretended; feigned. [Obs.] {Pre*tens ed*ly}, adv. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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