pretentious

/pɹɪˈtɛn.ʃəs/

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Tanımlar (İngilizce)

sıfat Motivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others.
“Her dress was obviously more pretentious than comfortable.”
sıfat Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
“Their song titles are pretentious in the context of their basic lyrics.”
sıfat Marked by pretense (not necessarily false pretense); intent upon success; ambitious.
“... the first definite and pretentious attempt to make the wardrobe trunk a commercial possibility ... The new trunk would be exploited direct to the traveling public, and he had the means for a pretentious start.”

Eş anlamlılar

highfalutin affected effete fey recherché hoity-toity overrefined pansified precious smug stagy stilted theatrical Woosterian

Zıt anlamlılar

unpretentious humble modest demure formal natural priggish prim prudish puritanical Quakerish

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