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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Having a false, contrived or assumed purpose; characterized by pretense..
"If you're accused of profiling or pretextual stops, you can bring your daily logbook to court and document that pulling over motorists for 'stickler' reasons is part of your customary pattern," Remsberg writes, "not a glaring exception conveniently dusted off in the defendant's case."
They maintained that while historical critics sought to get behind the text to its pretextual and early textual origins (a “diachronic” approach), literary critics concentrated on the final product, the text as it now stands (a “synchronic” approach).
Use pretextual when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pretextual means Having a false, contrived or assumed purpose; characterized by pretense..
Common synonyms include pretextuous.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
"If you're accused of profiling or pretextual stops, you can bring your daily logbook to court and document that pulling over motorists for 'stickler' reasons is part of your customary pattern," Remsberg writes, "not a glaring exception conveniently dusted off in the defendant's case."
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