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pretentiously
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in a manner that tries to impress by pretending to have more importance, talent, or culture than is actually possessed
Examples
He spoke pretentiously about his travels, exaggerating his experiences to seem more worldly.
She pretentiously decorated her home with expensive art to appear more sophisticated than she was.
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unpretentiously
pretentiously
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