Meaning Of The Word Pretentious

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

pretentious in American English
making claims, explicit or implicit, to some distinction, importance, dignity, or excellence
adjective: full of pretense or pretension

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