1. in a way that claims or appears to be something falsely; allegedly but not actually
Usage: formal

Examples

• The pretendedly neutral organization was actually biased toward one political party.
• She spoke pretendedly on behalf of all students, though she had no authority to do so.
• The pretendedly charitable foundation kept most donations for administrative costs.
• He pretendedly supported the proposal while secretly working against it.
• The company pretendedly cared about the environment but continued polluting practices.
• The pretendedly independent research was funded by the tobacco industry.