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pretentious

[ pri-ten-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved:

    a pretentious, self-important waiter.

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  2. making an exaggerated outward show; ostentatious.

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  3. full of pretense or pretension; having no factual basis; false.


pretentious

/ ɪˈɛʃə /

adjective

  1. making claim to distinction or importance, esp undeservedly
  2. having or creating a deceptive outer appearance of great worth; ostentatious
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٱԳپdzܲ, adverb
  • ˈٱԳپdzܲԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ٱtdzܲ· adverb
  • ·ٱtdzܲ·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of pretentious1

First recorded in 1835–45; earlier pretensious; equivalent to pretense + -ious
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Ms Jacobs said a staff member was making "pretentious, derogatory comments".

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And so he prefaces that he’s not trying to be a “pretentious a—” when explaining the appeal of his chocolate but adds that after making some initial batches, he went on a chocolate-buying spree.

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I looked online and there were so many comments about how much people hated my hair, and how it made me just seem so unapproachable and pretentious.

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"The more pretentious Tory MPs will say 'do you know who I am?'. Labour ones are more like 'do you know how important I am?'," he laughs.

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At first, the girls are only in danger of being forced to listen to one man’s extremely pretentious opinions about religion, philosophy, culture and, yes, pop music, which is terrifying in itself.

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