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pretendingly

adv

Etymology

From pretending + -ly.

Definitions

  1. So as to pretend.

    • The disagreement starts with the species capable of pretend play, which necessarily entails disagreement over what the minds involved do in order to play pretendingly, and when.

  2. As if by right or title

    As if by right or title; arrogantly; presumptuously.

    • I have a particular Reason to look a little pretendingly at present; therefore I hope you will excuse it

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pretendingly. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA