pretextuousadj.

Brit.

/prᵻˈtɛkstjʊəs/, U.S.

/priˈtɛkstʃ(əw)əs/

Forms: 1600s praetextuous, 1600s 1900s– pretextuous.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Probably also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin praetextus , -ous suffix;, pretext n.¹, -uous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin praetextus (u- stem: see pretext n.¹) + -ous suffix. In later use probably re-formed < pretext n.¹ + -uous suffix. Compare pretextual adj. and earlier pretexted adj.¹

rare.

Serving as or providing a pretext; specious.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > motivation > [adjective] > of motives or purposes: ostensible > of the nature of a pretext

pretextuous1647

1647 Quæres presented to his Majesty's Remembr. 3 To advance the designe with a pretextuous letter, Au Roy.

1649 in Proc. Comm. Gen. Assembly (1896) 249 Envyous vnderminers in a singular and praetextuous way aiming at our ruine.

1955 Federal Reporter (Lexis) 2nd Ser. 228 161 The real motivation for his termination was factually ‘pretextuous’, and..its true reason was reprisal for his union adherence.

2000 P. Schuck Limits Law ii. iii. 16 Political opponents can easily stigmatize their complaints about complexity as self-serving and pretextuous.

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

单词	pretextuous
释义	pretextuousadj. Brit. /prᵻˈtɛkstjʊəs/, U.S. /priˈtɛkstʃ(əw)əs/ Forms: 1600s praetextuous, 1600s 1900s– pretextuous. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Probably also partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Latin praetextus , -ous suffix;, pretext n.¹, -uous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin praetextus (u- stem: see pretext n.¹) + -ous suffix. In later use probably re-formed < pretext n.¹ + -uous suffix. Compare pretextual adj. and earlier pretexted adj.¹ rare. Serving as or providing a pretext; specious. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > [adjective] > of motives or purposes: ostensible > of the nature of a pretext pretextuous1647 1647 Quæres presented to his Majesty's Remembr. 3 To advance the designe with a pretextuous letter, Au Roy. 1649 in Proc. Comm. Gen. Assembly (1896) 249 Envyous vnderminers in a singular and praetextuous way aiming at our ruine. 1955 Federal Reporter (Lexis) 2nd Ser. 228 161 The real motivation for his termination was factually ‘pretextuous’, and..its true reason was reprisal for his union adherence. 2000 P. Schuck Limits Law ii. iii. 16 Political opponents can easily stigmatize their complaints about complexity as self-serving and pretextuous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1647
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