pretendedly

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adverb

In a way that is pretended; under false pretence.

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Meanings

adverbpretendedly (comparative more pretendedly, superlative most 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

Origin

From pretended + -ly.

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APA

pretendedly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretendedly

MLA

“pretendedly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretendedly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pretendedly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretendedly.

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