pretendedly en · ADV
Etymology
From pretended + -ly.
Meanings
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In a way that is pretended; under false pretence.
This Author mightily triumphs in Bishops confirming Children, pretendedly Baptized by Dissenting Teachers, as if they therefore acknowledg'd those Baptisms to be Valid.
1712, Roger Laurence, Lay-Baptism Invalid:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more pretendedly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most pretendedly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |