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Adjective Concept
EN
pretentious
EN
Making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction WordNet 3.0
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Making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction. Wiktionary
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A pretentious country house WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A pretentious fraud WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A pretentious scholarly edition WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Their song titles are pretentious in the context of their basic lyrics. Wiktionary
ALSO SEE
tasteless
ANTONYM
unpretentious
DERIVATION
pretense
pretentiousness
SIMILAR
artsy-craftsy
arty
grandiloquent
grandiose
high-flown
+4 relations
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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pretentious
Wiktionary
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pretentious

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