† imposterousadj.

Etymology: < imposter, impostor n., or perhaps (from the date) imposture n. + -ous suffix; compare impostorous adj., impostrous adj., imposturous adj.

Obsolete.

1. Of the nature of an imposture; false.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [adjective]

fakenOE

fraudulent1412

fraudfulc1475

impostorous?1549

imposterous1562

cavillinga1576

impostural1588

cogged1589

defraudfulc1592

imposturious?a1600

imposturizing1603

imposturous1608

impostured1619

circumventive1630

impostrate1632

imposterious1633

impostrous1635

charlatanical1663

quackish1670

charlatan1671

stellionated1672

shammisha1734

shim-sham1797

humbug1811

charlatanic1843

Peter Funk1845

charlatanish1846

jazzy1934

run-out1938

jivey1972

1562 W. Bullein Bk. Simples f. 44, in Bulwarke of Defence Nothing, but the imposterous subtiltie of wicked people.

1607 F. Beaumont Woman Hater iii. ii. sig. E2^v To hold thy strictnesse false and imposterous.

1665 J. Spencer Disc. Vulgar Prophecies 4 So imposterous and litigious an Argument as this is.

2. Having the character of an impostor.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > a charlatan, fraudster > [adjective]

fraudulentc1430

fraudelous1483

impostorous?1549

empirical1588

quacksalving1607

imposterous1611

imposturous1611

impostrous1612

impostorious1623

mountebankish1660

jackleg1833

jack-legged1839

sharkish1844

spivvy1945

spivvish1948

1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xx. 730/2 Richard Simon, an ambitious and imposterous wretch.

a1627 T. Middleton Mayor of Quinborough (1661) ii. i. 28 When th'art known to be a whore imposterous.

a1634 J. Day Parl. Bees (Lansd. 725) f. 25 This Colloquies the Charecter, of an Imposterous Quacksalver.

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 370 Executed for an imposterous traytor.

Derivatives

† imˈposterously adv. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [adverb]

fraudulently1474

fraudfullyc1480

fraudelously1481

knavishly1481

overreachingly1571

cozeningly1611

mountebankly1619

quacksalvingly1652

imposterously1657

sharkingly1659

upon the sham1689

on the cross1802

quackishly1816

1657 W. Morice Coena quasi Κοινὴ Def. xi. 123 They would not dare to argue so imposterously.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	imposterous
释义	† imposterousadj. Etymology: < imposter, impostor n., or perhaps (from the date) imposture n. + -ous suffix; compare impostorous adj., impostrous adj., imposturous adj. Obsolete. 1. Of the nature of an imposture; false. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [adjective] fakenOE fraudulent1412 fraudfulc1475 impostorous?1549 imposterous1562 cavillinga1576 impostural1588 cogged1589 defraudfulc1592 imposturious?a1600 imposturizing1603 imposturous1608 impostured1619 circumventive1630 impostrate1632 imposterious1633 impostrous1635 charlatanical1663 quackish1670 charlatan1671 stellionated1672 shammisha1734 shim-sham1797 humbug1811 charlatanic1843 Peter Funk1845 charlatanish1846 jazzy1934 run-out1938 jivey1972 1562 W. Bullein Bk. Simples f. 44, in Bulwarke of Defence Nothing, but the imposterous subtiltie of wicked people. 1607 F. Beaumont Woman Hater iii. ii. sig. E2^v To hold thy strictnesse false and imposterous. 1665 J. Spencer Disc. Vulgar Prophecies 4 So imposterous and litigious an Argument as this is. 2. Having the character of an impostor. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > a charlatan, fraudster > [adjective] fraudulentc1430 fraudelous1483 impostorous?1549 empirical1588 quacksalving1607 imposterous1611 imposturous1611 impostrous1612 impostorious1623 mountebankish1660 jackleg1833 jack-legged1839 sharkish1844 spivvy1945 spivvish1948 1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. ix. xx. 730/2 Richard Simon, an ambitious and imposterous wretch. a1627 T. Middleton Mayor of Quinborough (1661) ii. i. 28 When th'art known to be a whore imposterous. a1634 J. Day Parl. Bees (Lansd. 725) f. 25 This Colloquies the Charecter, of an Imposterous Quacksalver. 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 370 Executed for an imposterous traytor. Derivatives † imˈposterously adv. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > [adverb] fraudulently1474 fraudfullyc1480 fraudelously1481 knavishly1481 overreachingly1571 cozeningly1611 mountebankly1619 quacksalvingly1652 imposterously1657 sharkingly1659 upon the sham1689 on the cross1802 quackishly1816 1657 W. Morice Coena quasi Κοινὴ Def. xi. 123 They would not dare to argue so imposterously. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1562
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