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pseudo

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pseu·do  (sd)
adj.
False or counterfeit; fake.
[From pseudo-.]
pseudo
Adjective
Informal not genuine
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Noun1.pseudopseudo - a person who makes deceitful pretenses
faker, imposter, impostor, pseud, role player, sham, shammer, pretender, fraud, fake
beguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
name dropper - someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends
ringer - a contestant entered in a competition under false pretenses
Adj.1.pseudo - (often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of; "a pseudo esthete"; "pseudoclassic"
combining form - a bound form used only in compounds; "`hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology'"
counterfeit, imitative - not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"


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Henry III had always been accounted a good swordsman, but that day he quite outdid himself, and in his imagination was about to run the pseudo De Montfort through the heart, to the wild acclaim of his audience.
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' said the pseudo friar, and was endeavouring to hurry past, when a soft voice replied,
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