pretentious
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Greater clarity can help a speaker seem more refined but can also strike the ear as cold or pretentious.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
For Parrot, it would be "pretentious" for the club to consider themselves as a model for other Ligue 1 sides in terms of navigating financial uncertainties.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
If I really want to sound pretentious, I’d call the Super Bowl the final fireplace of the digital era, with a live audience that dwarfs every other show in the U.S., even Bluey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
In Tim Burton’s breakthrough film, O’Hara played tragically hip Delia Deetz, the pretentious and self-absorbed stepmother of Winona Ryder’s Lydia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
Now there was talk of medical college, which after a literature degree seemed rather pretentious.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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