boguslyadv.
/ˈbəʊɡəsli/ Originally U.S.
In a bogus manner; spuriously.
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
1862 N.Y. Herald 2 May When..the oath was sent to us, we filed it bogously [sic], and sent it to Richmond without swearing to it.
1932 W. H. Auden Orators i. i. 19 The bogusly cheerful—the games master.
1941 Mind 50 111 To reply..‘By analogy’ is very apt to be bogusly soothing and thus misleading.
1964 I. Fleming You only live Twice v. 61 The bogusly important-looking entrance.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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