Abounding in pretenses.

(obsolete) pretended; feigned

(US) A false or hypocritical profession / Intention or purpose not real but professed. / An unsupported claim made or implied. / An insincere attempt to reach a specific condition or quality.

plural of pretense

(now rare) Pretended; feigned. / (chiefly US) Pretentious.

tensioned prior to some other operation

tensioning in advance

In a pretensive manner.

The quality of being pretensive.

A claim or aspiration to a particular status or quality. / Pretentiousness.