a. [ Gr. &unr_;; pseydh`s false + &unr_;, &unr_;, a name: cf. F. pseudonyme. See Pseudo-, and Name. ] Bearing a false or fictitious name; as, a pseudonymous work. -- Pseu*don"y*mous*ly, adv. -- Pseu*don"y*mous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]