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pretentiously
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претензійно
in a manner that tries to impress by pretending to have more importance, talent, or culture than is actually possessed
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They dressed pretentiously for the party, hoping to outshine everyone else with their flashy outfits.
He spoke pretentiously about his travels, exaggerating his experiences to seem more worldly.
His pretentiously long and complex explanation only confused the audience further.
The critic wrote pretentiously, using obscure vocabulary to seem more knowledgeable.
She pretentiously decorated her home with expensive art to appear more sophisticated than she was.
