feigned
adjective
pretended; sham; counterfeit.
feignedly
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a word derived from
feigned.
Example Sentences
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In 1595 Richard Barnfield appended to his poem Cynthia a set of twenty sonnets, in which he feignedly avowed affection for a youth called Ganymede.
From A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles by Sir Sidney Lee
Let them then that christianly name the name of Christ, make it manifest that they do not do it feignedly, by departing from iniquity.
From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by John Bunyan
What they both did was to break out into laughter at least feignedly hearty.
From The Purchase Price by Emerson Hough
Halting, my strange traveller chanted in a feignedly senile and tremulous voice, as he beat time with his foot: In the heavens a flow'r doth blow, It is the Son of God.
From Through Russia by C. J. Hogarth
They became subdued because they un- feignedly liked the United States minister.
From Active Service by Stephen Crane
