Defn: Pretended; feigned. [Obs.] — Pre*tens"ed*ly, adv. [Obs.]
PRETENSEFUL
Pre*tense"ful, a.
Defn: Abounding in pretenses.
PRETENSELESS
Pre*tense"less, a.
Defn: Not having or making pretenses.
PRETENSION
Pre*ten"sion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. prétention. See Pretend, Tension.]
1. The act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title. The arrogant pretensions of Glengarry contributed to protract the discussion. Macaulay.
2. A claim made, whether true or false; a right alleged or assumed; a holding out the appearance of possessing a certain character; as, pretensions to scholarship. This was but an invention and pretension given out by the Spaniards. Bacon. Men indulge those opinions and practices that favor their pretensions. L'Estrange.
PRETENTATIVE Pre*ten"ta*tive, a. Etym: [Pref. pre- + tentative: cf. L. praetentare to try beforehand.]
Defn: Fitted for trial beforehand; experimental. [R.] Sir H. Wotton.