 professed |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] claimed with intent to deceive | |
| Examples: | "his professed intentions" |
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| Related terms: | declared | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] professing to be qualified | |
| Examples: | "a professed philosopher" |
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| Related terms: | professional | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] openly declared as such | |
| Synonyms: | avowed | |
| Examples: | "an avowed enemy" "her professed love of everything about that country" "McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist" |
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| Related terms: | declared | |
| Similar spelling: |
professedly profess professor profession professing profuse professorial professional profusely Propes proposed profuseness prepossess preface |
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