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Pretentious

  1. adjective

    making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction

    “a pretentious country house”

  2. adjective

    intended to attract notice and impress others

    “an ostentatious sable coat”

    Similar: ostentatious

  3. adjective

    (of a display) tawdry or vulgar

    Similar: ostentatious

Word family

pretentiousness · pretentiously

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