Pronunciations
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/ˈsɪmjʊlə(ɹ)/
Adjective
false; specious; counterfeit
Usage- not-comparable
- Obsolete
- Rare
Noun
One who pretends to be what he is not; one who, or that which, simulates or counterfeits something; a pretender.
Usage- Archaic
- Examples
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Hide thee, thou bloody hand, Thou perjured, and thou simular of virtue That art incestuous.
Christ calleth the Pharisees hypocrites, that is to say, simulars, and painted sepulchres.