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pretentious |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pretentious \Pre*ten"tious\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]tentieux. See {Pretend}.] Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming. -- {Pre*ten"tious*ly}, adv -- {Pre*ten"tious*ness}, n. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pretentious adj 1: making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition" [ant: {unpretentious}] 2: intended to attract notice and impress others "an ostentatious sable coat" [syn: {ostentatious}] [ant: {unostentatious}] 3: of a display that is tawdry or vulgar [syn: {ostentatious}, {kitsch}]
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