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pretentiousness Definition


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pretentious
adj
    1. Pompous, self-important or foolishly grandiose.
      Thesaurus: extravagant, pompous, conceited, highfalutin (slang), vainglorious, grandiose, bombastic, ambitious, inflated, magniloquent, snobbish, exaggerated; Antonym: humble, modest, simple, straightforward.
    2. Phoney or affected.
    3. Showy; ostentatious.
Derivative: pretentiously
adverb
    Derivative: pretentiousness
    noun
      Etymology: 19c.



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