"pretendingly" meaning in English

See pretendingly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: more pretendingly [comparative], most pretendingly [superlative]
Etymology: pretending + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pretending|ly}} pretending + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} pretendingly (comparative more pretendingly, superlative most pretendingly)
  1. So as to pretend.
    Sense id: en-pretendingly-en-adv-FVMRqyoj
  2. As if by right or title; arrogantly; presumptuously.
    Sense id: en-pretendingly-en-adv-kKXdADrG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 30 70

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