pretentiously


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pre·ten·tious

 (prĭ-tĕn′shəs)
adj.
1. Claiming that or behaving as if one is important or deserving of merit when such is not the case: a pretentious socialite.
2. Showing or betraying an attitude of superiority: made pretentious remarks about his education.
3. Marked by an extravagant or presumptuous outward show; ostentatious: a pretentious house. See Synonyms at showy.
pre·ten′tious·ly adv.
pre·ten′tious·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.pretentiously - in a pretentious manner; "this author writes pretentiously"
unpretentiously - in an unpretentious manner; "she was unpretentiously dressed even though she was the guest of honor"
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pretentiously

[prɪˈtenʃəslɪ] ADV → con pretenciosidad
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

pretentiously

adv say, describe → hochtrabend; decorated → pompös, protzig (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

pretentiously

[prɪˈtɛnʃəslɪ] adv → pretenziosamente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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I think you will recollect," he added pretentiously, "when I tell you that it included a performance of the Fifth Symphony of Beethoven."
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The room had a blue wall-paper, and was well, almost pretentiously, furnished, with its round table, its divan, and its bronze clock under a glass shade.
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