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English
Etymology
From impostor + -ous.
Adjective
imposterous (comparative more imposterous, superlative most imposterous)
- (obsolete) fraudulent; pretending to be someone else
1606, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, “The Woman-Hater”, in Comedies and Tragedies , London: Humphrey Robinson, , and for Humphrey Moseley , published 1679, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):Twice have I seen her with thee , twice my thoughts Were prompted by mine eye to hold thy strictness False and imposterous
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