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pretentious
'pretentious' - used as an adjective
1. making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
a pretentious country house
a pretentious fraud
a pretentious scholarly edition
2. intended to attract notice and impress others
3. of a display that is tawdry or vulgar
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Antonym
  • unpretentious
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