PRETENTIOUS


Meaning of PRETENTIOUS in English

If you say that someone or something is ~, you mean that they try to seem important or significant, but you do not think that they are.

His response was full of ~ nonsense...

ADJ disapproval

~ness

He has a tendency towards ~ness.

N-UNCOUNT

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