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Definitions of pretentious
  1. adjective
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  2. adjective
    (of a display) tawdry or vulgar

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  3. 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"
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Examples of pretentious
  • "a pretentious country house"
  • "a pretentious fraud"
  • "a pretentious scholarly edition"
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