- not actually but having the appearance of; pretended; false or spurious; sham.
- almost, approaching, or trying to be.
- a combining form meaning “false,” “pretended,” “unreal,” used in the formation of compound words (pseudoclassic; pseudointellectual): in scientific use, denoting close or deceptive resemblance to the following element (pseudobulb; pseudocarp), and used sometimes in chemical names of isomers (pseudoephedrine).
- not genuine; pretended
- false, pretending, or unauthentic
- having a close resemblance to
