so-called

Anglais

Étymologie

(1657). → voir so et call.

Adjectif

so-called /Prononciation ?/

1. (Sans péjoration) Dénommé.
   • “Most Kabbalists were theorists who were interested only in pure meditation. But there were so-called ‘practical Kabbalists’ who tried to apply the power of the Kabbalah in everyday life.” — (Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, 1992 (éd. 1993)) (ISBN 0-553-56262-4)
2. (Péjoratif) Prétendu, soi-disant.
   • I'll have nothing to do with that so-called gentleman!

Variantes

• so called

Synonymes

Sens péjoratif :

• supposed