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pretentious
[ pri-ten-shuhs ]
adjective
- characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved:
a pretentious, self-important waiter.
Synonyms:
- making an exaggerated outward show; ostentatious.
Synonyms:
- full of pretense or pretension; having no factual basis; false.
pretentious
/ ɪˈɛʃə /
adjective
- making claim to distinction or importance, esp undeservedly
- having or creating a deceptive outer appearance of great worth; ostentatious
Derived Forms
- ˈٱԳپdzܲ, adverb
- ˈٱԳپdzܲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·ٱtdzܲ· adverb
- ·ٱtdzܲ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of pretentious1
Example Sentences
There might be a mythic air to places like San Francisco or its pretentious older sister city, Los Angeles.
Ms Jacobs said a staff member was making "pretentious, derogatory comments".
And so he prefaces that he’s not trying to be a “pretentious a—” when explaining the appeal of his chocolate but adds that after making some initial batches, he went on a chocolate-buying spree.
I looked online and there were so many comments about how much people hated my hair, and how it made me just seem so unapproachable and pretentious.
"The more pretentious Tory MPs will say 'do you know who I am?'. Labour ones are more like 'do you know how important I am?'," he laughs.
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