pretendinglyadv.

Brit.

/prᵻˈtɛndɪŋli/, U.S.

/priˈtɛndɪŋli/,

/prəˈtɛndɪŋli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pretending adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < pretending adj. + -ly suffix².

In a pretending manner; professedly, falsely.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [adverb]

faintlyc1330

feigninglya1387

supposingly?a1450

feignedly1535

counterfeitly1548

dissimulately1556

pretencedly1567

simulately1592

pretensively1607

pretendedly1611

ironically1612

supposedly1618

feigning1620

pretendingly1645

fictitiously1646

fictly1677

simulatively1816

bogusly1862

1645 W. Stafford Question Disputed 9 Some so pretendingly fond of the King's honour, as to make his power swell immensely above Lawes, and beyond all other Kings.

1648 J. Goodwin Right & Might 2 Many pretendingly complain of want of conscience.

1689 J. Collier Moral Ess. conc. Pride 1 I have a particular reason to look a little pretendingly at present.

1715 B. Aycrigg Bridegroom's Counsellor 14 Pleas'd with every Thing, or pretendingly declaring to be so.

1795 Scholar armed Against Errors of Time I. 82 They..made divisions among themselves pretendingly in behalf of Christ and his Apostles, but in effect tending to divide Christ and his Apostles, as all schisms do.

1834 New Monthly Mag. 41 319 To smile, either really or pretendingly.

1910 Mansfield (Ohio) News 17 Sept. 9/2 When we make every servant of the people, high or low, genuinely, not pretendingly, honest, we will save not hundreds, nor thousands, but millions of the people's funds.

1995 Independent (Nexis) 24 Dec. (Books section) 21 We must believe in truth. We must not live pretendingly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pretendingly
释义	pretendinglyadv. Brit. /prᵻˈtɛndɪŋli/, U.S. /priˈtɛndɪŋli/, /prəˈtɛndɪŋli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pretending adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < pretending adj. + -ly suffix². In a pretending manner; professedly, falsely. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [adverb] faintlyc1330 feigninglya1387 supposingly?a1450 feignedly1535 counterfeitly1548 dissimulately1556 pretencedly1567 simulately1592 pretensively1607 pretendedly1611 ironically1612 supposedly1618 feigning1620 pretendingly1645 fictitiously1646 fictly1677 simulatively1816 bogusly1862 1645 W. Stafford Question Disputed 9 Some so pretendingly fond of the King's honour, as to make his power swell immensely above Lawes, and beyond all other Kings. 1648 J. Goodwin Right & Might 2 Many pretendingly complain of want of conscience. 1689 J. Collier Moral Ess. conc. Pride 1 I have a particular reason to look a little pretendingly at present. 1715 B. Aycrigg Bridegroom's Counsellor 14 Pleas'd with every Thing, or pretendingly declaring to be so. 1795 Scholar armed Against Errors of Time I. 82 They..made divisions among themselves pretendingly in behalf of Christ and his Apostles, but in effect tending to divide Christ and his Apostles, as all schisms do. 1834 New Monthly Mag. 41 319 To smile, either really or pretendingly. 1910 Mansfield (Ohio) News 17 Sept. 9/2 When we make every servant of the people, high or low, genuinely, not pretendingly, honest, we will save not hundreds, nor thousands, but millions of the people's funds. 1995 Independent (Nexis) 24 Dec. (Books section) 21 We must believe in truth. We must not live pretendingly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1645
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