pretentiously
/prɪˈtɛnʃəsli/
adverb
- In a way that tries to appear more important, intelligent, or cultured than is genuine.
- She pretentiously decorated her apartment with expensive-looking but cheap art.
- The movie was pretentiously slow, trying to seem deep but just being boring.
- He pretentiously quoted philosophers he had never actually read.
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