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Meanings of pretentious in English

Portuguese
presumido

Making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction.

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presumido
Portuguese
presumido
Catalan
fastuós

Intended to attract notice and impress others.

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presumido

Having extreme self-confidence and overbearing pride.

Kitsch.

Usage of pretentious in English
1
Yes, the process it precious and meticulous, but by no means pretentious.
Reuters
2
The buildings were higher and much more pretentious in design and ornamentation.
Tarzan the Untamed
3
I would need a while to come up with something suitably pretentious.
The Wise Man’s Fear
4
There was nothing pretentious about the home in which he was raised.
Sergeant York And His People
5
I find the architecture pretentious, even in its present somewhat de-Romanized version.
Julian
6
Perhaps the most pretentious is the French Hotel in Santo Domingo City.
Santo Domingo: A Country with a Future
7
It was pretentious and yet infectious, a delight for Harold to read.
The sherlockian
8
More weighty than many of the more pretentious treatises on the subject.
Women and War Work
9
That can look pretentious but I don't think it is at all.
The Guardian
10
See, I can do pretentious art referencing with the best of them.
The Guardian
11
Perhaps it's a fear of being judged as too earnest or pretentious.
Radio NZ
12
There's no better time to be pretentious than when you're in college.
The Irish Times
13
They saw the drawing of a pretentious structure with towers and porticoes.
When Egypt Went Broke: A Novel
14
They passed spacious buildings, and came to those less pretentious in style.
Dawn
15
Without trying to be pretentious, they achieve an effect of simple beauty.
The Jewel City
16
A self-deceived little woman whispering in corners with a pretentious little man.
Main Street
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Translations for pretentious
Portuguese
presumido
Pretentious through the time
Pretentious across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
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