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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
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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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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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