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| pre·ten·tious [ pri ténshəss ] |
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1. self-important and affected: acting as though more important or special than is warranted, or appearing to have an unrealistically high self-image
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2. made to look or sound important: intended to seem to have a special quality or significance, but often seeming forced or overly clever
  dismissed it as yet another pretentious film
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3. ostentatious: extravagantly and consciously showy or glamorous
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| [Mid-19th century. < French prétentieux< prétention< medieval Latin praetension- (see pretension1)] |
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| pre·ten·tious·ly adverb |
| pre·ten·tious·ness noun |
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