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pretentious

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pretentious
pretentious /prɪˈtenʃəs/ adjective
if someone or something is pretentious, they try to seem more important, intelligent, or high class than they really are in order to be impressive
   OPP  unpretentious:
    a pretentious film
—pretentiously adverb
—pretentiousness noun [uncountable]