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pretextuous

pretextuous adjective: synonym of pretextual (“false or contrived”).

Adjective

pretextuous (comparative more pretextuous, superlative most pretextuous)

  1. Synonym of pretextual (“false or contrived”).
    Synonyms:
    pretextual

Synonyms of pretextuous

Forms of pretextuous

comparativemore pretextuous
superlativemost pretextuous

Questions about pretextuous

What does pretextuous mean?
Pretextuous means synonym of pretextual (“false or contrived”).
What part of speech is pretextuous?
Pretextuous is an adjective.

Words near pretextuous in the dictionary

  1. pretextual stop
  2. pretextual stops
  3. pretextualities
  4. pretextuality
  5. pretextually
  6. pretextuous
  7. pretexture
  8. pretextured
  9. pretextures
  10. pretexturing
  11. prethalamic

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