Pretentious

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  • adjective. Claiming that or behaving as if one is important or deserving of merit when such is not the case.
  • adjective. Showing or betraying an attitude of superiority.
  • adjective. Marked by an extravagant or presumptuous outward show; ostentatious: synonym: showy.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pretended; unfounded; false.
  • Full of pretension, or claims to greater excellence or importance than the truth warrants; attempting to pass for more than the actual worth or importance; making an exaggerated outward show.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
  • adjective. Ostentatious; intended to impress others.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
  • adjective. (of a display) tawdry or vulgar
  • adjective. intended to attract notice and impress others
  • Word Usage
    "One thing I noticed about the comments on your blog is that folks often use the term pretentious to describe a restaurant."
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