pretentious
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1. pretentious - Adjective
2. pretentious - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming.
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an ostentatious sable coat
a pretentious country house
a pretentious fraud
a pretentious scholarly edition
According to her, she can’t stomach such pretentious behavior anymore.
A little pretentiousness is not the worst thing ever, and not all people who are pretentious are bad people, but Ted is.