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pretentiously

pre·ten·tiously

UK/pɹɪˈtɛnʃəsliː/ US/pɹəˈtɛnʃəsliː/ uncommon

adverb

1.

in a pretentious manner

  • “this author writes pretentiously”
Antonyms

Origin

From pretentious + -ly.

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