Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pretextuous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pre-tex-tu-ous
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of pretextual (“false or contrived”).

Inflected Forms

more pretextuous (comparative) most pretextuous (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does pretextuous mean?
Synonym of pretextual (“false or contrived”).

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