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Webster 1913 Edition
Feigned
Feigned
,Adj.
Not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false.
“A feigned friend.” Shak.
Feign′ed-ly
(#)
, adv.
Feign′ed-ness
, Noun.
Her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but
feignedly
. Jer. iii. 10.
Feigned issue
(Law)
, an issue produced in a pretended action between two parties for the purpose of trying before a jury a question of fact which it becomes necessary to settle in the progress of a cause.
Burill.
Bouvier.
Webster 1828 Edition
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Definition 2024
feigned
feigned
English
Adjective
feigned (not comparable)
- Being a pretense, a counterfeit, or something false or fraudulent.
- 1841 "I have passed my word," said Jowl with feigned reluctance, "and I'll keep it. When does this match come off? I wish it was over. -- To-night?" — Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop, Chapter 9.
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:fake
Verb
feigned
- simple past tense and past participle of feign