Meanings
adjectivepretentative (not comparable)
- not comparableFitted for trial beforehand; experimental.
c. 1620, Henry Wotton, a letter This is but an exploratory, and pretentative purpose between us
Origin
From pre- + tentative: compare Latin praetentare to try beforehand.
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pretentative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretentative
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“pretentative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretentative. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pretentative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pretentative.
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