PRETENTIOUS

ostentatious, pretentious

(adjective) intended to attract notice and impress others; “an ostentatious sable coat”

pretentious

(adjective) making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; “a pretentious country house”; “a pretentious fraud”; “a pretentious scholarly edition”

ostentatious, pretentious

(adjective) (of a display) tawdry or vulgar

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

pretentious (comparative more pretentious, superlative most pretentious)

Intended to impress others; ostentatious.

Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.

Synonyms

• poseur

• See also arrogant

Antonyms

• unpretentious

Anagrams

• postuterine

Source: Wiktionary

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Pre*ten"tious, a. Etym: [Cf. F. prétentieux. See Pretend.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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