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pretendedly

pretendedly adverb: in a way that is pretended; under false pretence.

Adverb

pretendedly (comparative more pretendedly, superlative most pretendedly)

  1. In a way that is pretended; under false pretence.
    • This Author mightily triumphs in Bishops confirming Children, pretendedly Baptized by Dissenting Teachers, as if they therefore acknowledg'd those Baptisms to be Valid.1712, Roger Laurence, Lay-Baptism Invalid

Forms of pretendedly

comparativemore pretendedly
superlativemost pretendedly

Origin of pretendedly

From pretended + -ly.

Questions about pretendedly

What does pretendedly mean?
Pretendedly means in a way that is pretended; under false pretence.
What part of speech is pretendedly?
Pretendedly is an adverb.

Words near pretendedly in the dictionary

  1. pretences
  2. pretend
  3. pretendant
  4. pretendants
  5. pretended
  6. pretendedly
  7. pretendence
  8. pretendences
  9. pretendent
  10. pretendents
  11. pretender

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