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pretended
(redirected from pretendedly)

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pre·tend·ed  (pr-tndd)
adj.
1. Not genuine or sincere; feigned: a pretended interest in the proceedings.
2. Supposed; alleged: the pretended heir to the throne.

pre·tended·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.pretended - adopted in order to deceive; "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"
counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"

pretended
adjective feigned, alleged, so-called, phoney or phony (informal), false, pretend (informal), fake, imaginary, bogus, professed, sham, purported, pseudo (informal), counterfeit, spurious, fictitious, avowed, ostensible Todd shrugged with pretended indifference.
Translations
pretended [prɪˈtendɪd] ADJpretendido
pretended
pretended [prɪˈtɛndɪd] adjfalso/a, finto/a


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between authorial and non-authorial prefaces; between those contemporary with first publication and those added later, like Henry James's famous ones to the New York edition; between pretendedly or genuinely authorial or non-authorial; between dedicatory, with a patron as at least nominal addressee; and between other kinds.
 
 
 
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