- 1. imp. & p. p. of Feign Source: opted
- 2. a. Not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false. Source: opted
- 3. adj. not genuine Source: wordnet
- 4. Not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false. "A feigned friend." Shak. Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. Ps. xvii. 1. -- Feign"ed*ly, adv. -- Feign"ed*ness, n. 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. Source: webster
- 5. Not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere; false."A feigned friend." Shak.Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. Ps.xvii. 1.-- Feign"ed*ly, adv.-- Feign"ed*ness, n.Her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her wholeheart, but feignedly. Jer. iii. 10.Feigned issue (Law), an issue produced in a pretended action betweentwo parties for the purpose of trying before a jury a question offact which it becomes necessary to settle in the progress of a cause.Burill. Bouvier. Source: adambom
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