pretensioso

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pretensioso

/pɾɨ.tẽ.ˈsjo.zu/ Portugal

Where it comes from

De pretensão + -oso.

adjective

que tem pretensões, presunção ou vaidade
orgulhoso

noun

que tem pretensões, presunção ou vaidade
orgulhoso

In English

pretentious marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction
cocky overly confident

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

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"pretensioso." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pt/pretensioso.

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@misc{pretensioso_2026,
  title = {pretensioso},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/pretensioso},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}