Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PRE-TEND'ING
PRE-TEND'ER-SHIPPRE-TEND'ING-LY
PRE-TEND'ING, ppr.
Holding out a false appearance; laying claim to, or attempting to make others believe one is what in truth he is not, or that he has or does something which he has or does not; making hypocritical professions.
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