pretentiously

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pretentiously

/pɹɪˈtɛnʃəsliː/ UK
/pɹəˈtɛnʃəsliː/ UK
/pɹɪˈtɛnʃəsliː/ US
/pɹiːˈtɛnʃəsliː/ US

adverb more pretentiously · most pretentiously

In a manner with unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
Ostentatiously; in a manner intended to impress others. Little disappointed, then, she turned attention to "Chat of the Social World," gossip which exercised potent fascination upon the girl's intelligence. She devoured with more avidity than she had her food those pretentiously phrased chronicles of the snobocracy—[…]—distilling therefrom an acid envy t
In a manner demanding of skill or daring.

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adv in a manner with unwarranted claim to importance or distinction

Español	pretenciosamente
Português	pretensiosamente
Français	prétentieusement
Italiano	pretenziosamente

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"pretentiously." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pretentiously. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{pretentiously_2026,
  title = {pretentiously},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pretentiously},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}