āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
pretentious
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pretentious
01
āĻ āĻšāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§, āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
trying too hard to attract attention or impress others
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Her pretentious behavior made the gathering uncomfortable.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ°āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻ°āĻŖ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ°āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ, āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄ
expressing exaggerated or unwarranted importance, value, or status
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They built a pretentious mansion with goldâplated gates.
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āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
pretentiously
pretentiousness
unpretentious
pretentious
pretend
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