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pretentious

Pretentious vs Altiloquent - What's the difference?

pretentious | altiloquent |


As adjectives the difference between pretentious and altiloquent

is that pretentious is marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction while altiloquent is pompous, or pretentious in speech.

Pretentious vs Dicty - What's the difference?

pretentious | dicty |


As an adjective pretentious

is marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.

As a proper noun dicty is

diminutive of dictyostelium discoideum ( a soil social amoeba ).

Pretentious vs Schmancy - What's the difference?

pretentious | schmancy |


As adjectives the difference between pretentious and schmancy

is that pretentious is marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction while schmancy is (informal|derogatory) fancy, especially in a contrived or pretentious fashion.

Pretentious vs Bumbledom - What's the difference?

pretentious | bumbledom |


As an adjective pretentious

is marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.

As a noun bumbledom is

bureaucracy; mannerisms characteristic of pompous, arrogant or pretentious.

Pretentious vs Unpretentiously - What's the difference?

pretentious | unpretentiously |


As an adjective pretentious

is marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.

As an adverb unpretentiously is

in a manner that is not pretentious; sincerely, without affectation.

Pretentious vs Prink - What's the difference?

pretentious | prink |


As an adjective pretentious

is marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.

As a verb prink is

(obsolete|or|dialectal) to give a wink; to wink or prink can be to look, gaze.

As a noun prink is

the act of adjusting dress or appearance; a sprucing up.

Pretentious vs Toplofty - What's the difference?

pretentious | toplofty | Synonyms |

Pretentious is a synonym of toplofty.


As adjectives the difference between pretentious and toplofty

is that pretentious is marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction while toplofty is self-important, haughty.

Pretentious vs Hipsterish - What's the difference?

pretentious | hipsterish |


As adjectives the difference between pretentious and hipsterish

is that pretentious is marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction while hipsterish is like a hipster; (often pretentiously) trendy.

Pretentious vs Eurofag - What's the difference?

pretentious | eurofag |


As an adjective pretentious

is marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.

As a noun eurofag is

(slang|derogatory) a european who is pretentious, snobbish, and/or effeminate, or a non-european who emulates such people.

Pretentious vs Magnisonant - What's the difference?

pretentious | magnisonant |


As adjectives the difference between pretentious and magnisonant

is that pretentious is marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction while magnisonant is (obsolete) highfalutin, pretentious.

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