Meanings (ES + gloss)
pedante • pretencioso
Motivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others.
Her dress was obviously more pretentious than comfortable.
I recall the height of comfort attained by the green-cushioned "first" with starched white antimacassars and a pretentious grey floor mat on which it seemed a sacrilege to stand, a…
comparón • pretencioso • pretensioso
Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
The station (1840) was originally Cheltenham but the more grandiose Cheltenham Spa since 1925, which feels a bit pretentious as the town has never allowed itself to assume such air…
Their song titles are pretentious in the context of their basic lyrics.
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