PRETENTIOUS
Pre*ten"tious, a. Etym: [Cf. F. prétentieux. See Pretend.]
Defn: Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is
one's; presuming; assuming.
— Pre*ten"tious*ly, adv.
— Pre*ten"tious*ness, n.
PRETER- Pre"ter-. Etym: [L. praeter past, beyond, originally a compar. of prae before. See For, prep.]
Defn: A prefix signifying past, by, beyond, more than; as, preter- mission, a permitting to go by; preternatural, beyond or more than is natural. [Written also præter.]
PRETERHUMAN
Pre`ter*hu"man, a. Etym: [Pref. preter- + human.]
Defn: More than human.
PRETERIENT
Pre*te"ri*ent, a. Etym: [L. praeteriens, p. pr. See Preterit.]
Defn: Passed through; antecedent; previous; as, preterient states.
[R.]
PRETERIMPERFECT
Pre`ter*im*per"fect, a. & n. Etym: [Pref. preter- + imperfect.]
(Gram.)
Defn: Old name of the tense also called imperfect.