SIMULAR

Adjective

simular (comparative more simular, superlative most simular)

(obsolete, rare) false; specious; counterfeit

Noun

simular (plural simulars)

(archaic) One who pretends to be what he is not; one who, or that which, simulates or counterfeits something; a pretender.

• William Tyndale, Doctrinal treatises and introductions to different portions of the Holy Scriptures

Anagrams

• Muralis

Source: Wiktionary


Sim"u*lar, n. Etym: [Cf. L. simulator, F. simulateur. See Simulate.]

Definition: One who pretends to be what he is not; one who, or that which, simulates or counterfeits something; a pretender. [Obs.] Shak. Christ calleth the Pharisees hypocrites, that is to say, simulars, and painted sepulchers. Tyndale.

Sim"u*lar, a.

Definition: False; specious; counterfeit. [R. & Obs.] "Thou simular man of virtue." Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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