pretentative
English
Etymology
pre- + tentative: compare Latin praetentare to try beforehand.
Adjective
pretentative (not comparable)
- Fitted for trial beforehand; experimental.
- c. 1620, Henry Wotton, a letter
- This is but an exploratory, and pretentative purpose between us
- c. 1620, Henry Wotton, a letter
References
- “pretentative”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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