Prætentious

Full definition of prætentious

Adjective

1. (rare, pedantic or humorous) Alternative spelling of en
• 1996 January 6, “Dan Mazer”, bit.listserv.bgrass-l (Google group): Poaverty:Poa Secunda and John Secada don’t play bluegrass; and I’m not prætentious enough to pretend I can identify Kentucky Bluegrass, although there was a band by that name (Poa Prætensis) in the mid-?70s.
• 1999 August 19, “Dave Van Domelen”, rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe (Google group): RANT: Dave’s Marvel Rant: Cap, TBolts, Panther:Guess I was just being prætentious in my spelling. }->
• 2005 February 15, “Arval”, rec.org.sca (Google group): Terminology: Mediaeval or Medieval?:It’s praetentious.