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   Pre·ten·tious

   /prēˈten(t)SHəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed: "a pretentious literary device"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from French prétentieux, from prétention (see pretension1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. pretentiously adverb
   • 2. pretentiousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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