B The lonely boy in American Beauty, Ricky Fitts , who thought the plastic bag in the wind was beautiful couldn't really have thought that, he just wanted to be different from other people, and was pretending to be deep.
He was pretentious. AF: Doubt, give reason to smile. Guilt hears false pretenses. AF: The wind caressed my face. A word that is often abused by pseudo-intellectuals.
Used to arrogantly display one's own pretentious tendencies by criticizing masterly works or people e. Radiohead 3. What is the pronunciation of pretentious? Browse pretender.
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Her dress was obviously more pretentious than comfortable. Webster Dictionary 3. See Pretend. How to pronounce pretentious? Alex US English. David US English. Mark US English. See bombastic. See grandiose. Words nearby pretentious pretended , pretender , pretense , pretension , pretensive , pretentious , preter- , preterhuman , preterist , preterit , preterite. Words related to pretentious arty , exaggerated , grandiose , hollow , overblown , pompous , showy , stilted , turgid , ostentatious , affected , assuming , aureate , big , bombastic , chichi , conspicuous , euphuistic , extravagant , feigned.
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