"imposterous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more imposterous [comparative], most imposterous [superlative]
Etymology: From impostor + -ous. Etymology templates: {{af|en|impostor|-ous}} impostor + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} imposterous (comparative more imposterous, superlative most imposterous)
  1. (obsolete) fraudulent; pretending to be someone else Tags: obsolete

Alternative forms

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