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pretentious

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  1. 1. a. Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming. Source: opted
  2. 2. adj. making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction Source: wordnet
  3. 3. adj. intended to attract notice and impress others Source: wordnet
  4. 4. adj. (of a display) tawdry or vulgar Source: wordnet
  5. 5. Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming. -- Pre*ten"tious*ly, adv. -- Pre*ten"tious*ness, n. Source: webster
  6. 6. Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than isone's; presuming; assuming.-- Pre*ten"tious*ly, adv.-- Pre*ten"tious*ness, n. Source: adambom
  7. 7. j:100 a. making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction Source: ecdict

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