pretentious
/pɹɪˈtɛn.ʃəs/ adjetivo C1En español: pretencioso, pretensioso, comparón
- Motivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others. · Her dress was obviously more pretentious than comfortable.
- Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction. · Their song titles are pretentious in the context of their basic lyrics.
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Choosing the latter alternative, I began by making up my mind to leave the hotel, and to take up my quarters in some less pretentious and less expensive domicile.
The restaurant was not so showy or pretentious as the one further down Broadway, which he always preferred, but it was nearly so.
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