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Definition pretentious

Etymology

From French prétentieux, from prétention, from Latin praet?nsus (“false or hypocritical profession”), past participle of praetend?.

Note that pretentious is spelled with a ‘t’, unlike related pretense, pretension. This is due to the French spelling: *-sious does not occur as an English suffix, though -sion and -tion both do.

Adjective

pretentious (comparative more pretentious, superlative most pretentious)

  1. Intended to impress others; ostentatious.
  2. Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.

Results 336 Words with the letters PRETENTIOUS

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4 letter words with the letters PRETENTIOUS ↑
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3 letter words with the letters PRETENTIOUS ↑
ENS 4
EON 4
ERE 3
ERN 4
ERS 3
INS 4
ION 4
IRE 3
ITS 3
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NET 4
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TUN 5
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TUT 4
UNS 5
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UPS 7
URN 5
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UTE 4
UTS 4
2 letter words with the letters PRETENTIOUS ↑
EN 3
ER 2
ES 2
ET 2
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IS 2
IT 2
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OI 2
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