But with its pretentious aura, it doesn't have any idea how ludicrous it is.
But consider the pretentious piece of tripe in which he is, let us say with kindness, currently trapped.
At 18, Eleanor is overly instructive, with a pretentious manner of speaking.
None of the staffers who helped me was pretentious or pushy.
The trouble with symphonic writing is that it is starched collar jazz, formal disciplined and ofttimes pretentious.
It is suspicious of anything elegant or stylish or pretentious.
It's a little pretentious, but both pop and jazz jocks should find a good program spot for it.
And she isn't too prissy or pretentious.
He's bookish but not pedantic or pretentious.
In my opinion, evolutionary theories such as this are pretentious and offensive.
British Dictionary definitions for pretentious
pretentious
/prɪˈtɛnʃəs/
adjective
1.
making claim to distinction or importance, esp undeservedly
2.
having or creating a deceptive outer appearance of great worth; ostentatious
Derived Forms
pretentiously, adverb pretentiousness, noun
Word Origin and History for pretentious
adj.
1836, from French prétentieux (17c.), from prétention "pretension," from Medieval Latin pretentionem (nominative pretentio) "pretension," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin praetendere (see pretend (v.)).