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pretentious::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

pretentious
adjective
/pri'tɛnʃəs/
intended to attract notice and impress others
Type Words
Synonyms ostentatious
Derivation pretentiousness

pretentious::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

pretentious
adjective
/pri'tɛnʃəs/
(of a display) tawdry or vulgar
Type Words
Synonyms ostentatious
Derivation pretentiousness

pretentious::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

pretentious
adjective
/pri'tɛnʃəs/
making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
Type Words
Derivation pretense, pretentiousness


a pretentious country house.
a pretentious fraud.
a pretentious scholarly edition.
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