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pretended

pre·ten·ded

UK/pɹɪˈtɛndɪd/ US/priˈtɛndɪd/ fairly common

adjective

1.

adopted in order to deceive

  • “an assumed name”
  • “an assumed cheerfulness”
  • “a fictitious address”
  • “fictive sympathy”
  • “a pretended interest”
  • “a put-on childish voice”
  • “sham modesty”

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