pretentiously (Meaning)

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pretentiously (r)

in a pretentious manner

The speaker used pretentious language, peppering his speech with obscure vocabulary to appear erudite.
The restaurant's menu was pretentiously adorned with flowery descriptions and extravagant pricing.
He walked with a pretentious gait, swinging his arms theatrically to draw attention.
Her apartment was decorated pretentiously with antique furniture and abstract paintings that she claimed represented her sophisticated taste.
The critic's review was pretentiously pedantic, focusing on obscure literary references rather than the work's merits.
The author's style was pretentiously flowery, using excessive metaphors and similes to compensate for lack of substance.
The politician's address was pretentiously patriotic, filled with empty promises and grand rhetoric devoid of sincerity.
He posed pretentiously for the camera, striking an exaggerated and unnatural posture to appear glamorous.
The fashion show featured models who strutted pretentiously down the runway, their expressions laced with arrogance.
The artist's work was pretentiously abstract, with no discernible meaning or purpose beyond its own self-indulgent complexity.

in a pretentious manner

grandiosely, magnificently, ostentatiously, impressively,pompously, luxuriously, splendidly, richly,imposingly, expensively

austerely, humbly, humbly, plainly, modestly, modestly, austerely, plainly, simply,simply

The speaker used pretentious language, peppering his speech with obscure vocabulary to appear erudite.

The restaurant's menu was pretentiously adorned with flowery descriptions and extravagant pricing.

He walked with a pretentious gait, swinging his arms theatrically to draw attention.

Her apartment was decorated pretentiously with antique furniture and abstract paintings that she claimed represented her sophisticated taste.