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Pretentative vs Presentative - What's the difference?

pretentative | presentative |

As adjectives the difference between pretentative and presentative

is that pretentative is fitted for trial beforehand; experimental while presentative is capable of being directly known by, or presented to, the mind; intuitive; directly apprehensible, as objects; capable of apprehending, as faculties.

pretentative

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Fitted for trial beforehand; experimental.
    • (Webster 1913)

    presentative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of being directly known by, or presented to, the mind; intuitive; directly apprehensible, as objects; capable of apprehending, as faculties.
  • (ecclesiastical, legal) Having the right of presentation, or offering a clergyman to the bishop for institution.
  • * Blackstone
    • Advowsons are presentative , collative, or donative.
  • Admitting the presentation of a clergyman.
  • * Spelman
    • a presentative parsonage
    (Webster 1913)