Does anyone have a good meaning for the word.Would it be someone who always has an answer or just a show off about there smartness and never has an answer?
2006-09-07 01:49:12 · 7 answers · asked by sceptic 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Pretentitious means that you are a fake. Always trying to be something you are not, just to impress people. It also means insincerity. You put up a front to make it look like you care about something, when it is all a show.
2006-09-07 01:55:22 · answer #1 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Etymology
Latin; prætensus past participle of prætendere "false or hypocritial profession" via Middle French pretensse "putting forth a claim"
Adjective
pretentious (comparative more pretentious, superlative most pretentious)
Positive
pretentious
Comparative
more pretentious
Superlative
most pretentious
marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction
their song titles are pretentious in the context of their basic lyrics
ostentatious; intended to impress others
her dress was obviously more pretentious than comfortable
demanding of skill or daring
the challenge was pretentious and inherently dangerous
2006-09-07 08:55:32 · answer #2 · answered by CJM 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
–adjective 1. full of pretense or pretension.
2. characterized by assumption of dignity or importance.
3. making an exaggerated outward show; ostentatious.
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2006-09-07 08:55:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
pretentious is:
Adjective - DISAPPROVING
trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are, especially in matters of art and literature
2006-09-07 08:56:00 · answer #4 · answered by sir_real 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretentious- adj. assuming appearance of great merit; attempting more than one can do; conceited; snobbish.
2006-09-07 08:56:11 · answer #5 · answered by gangadharan nair 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as in pretend, putting on heirs, ostentatious, fake
2006-09-07 08:54:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your teacher
2006-09-07 08:50:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋