Adopted in order to deceive. Synonyms:assumed, false, fictitious, pretended, put on, sham."An assumed cheerfulness" , "A fictitious address" , "Fictive sympathy" , "A pretended interest" , "A put-on childish voice" , "Sham modesty"
... however for the time by the Colonel's departure. Lyon hoped for a letter recounting the fictive sequel; but apparently his brilliant sitter did not operate with the pen. At any rate he left town without writing; they had taken a rendezvous for three months later. Oliver Lyon always passed the holidays in the same way; during the first weeks he paid ... — A London Life; The Patagonia; The Liar; Mrs. Temperly • Henry James
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