pretentiously
/pri-ten-shuhs/US // prɪˈtɛn ʃəs //UK // (prɪˈtɛnʃəs) //
矫情地,假装,自命不凡,自命不凡地
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Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- : making an exaggerated outward show; ostentatious.
- : full of pretense or pretension; having no factual basis; false.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
By then, pretentiously revolutionary political names had descended to the world of crack.
They have no saloon on deck, though a couple of small apartments, abaft the paddle-boxes, are pretentiously called "pavilions."
Chris had her hands full trying to live pretentiously on a rather small income.
This basin had originally been pretentiously ornamented, but time and vegetation had greatly improved these efforts of bad taste.
A more cultured woman would only have misunderstood me more pretentiously.
We spend part of our busy little lives in somewhat pretentiously undertaking to report its dicta.
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