Definitions for pretentious
Overview of adj pretentious
The adj pretentious has 3 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. pretentious
(making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition")
2. ostentatious, pretentious
(intended to attract notice and impress others; "an ostentatious sable coat")
3. ostentatious, pretentious
((of a display) tawdry or vulgar)
