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English Dictionary: pretentiously by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pretentiously
adv
  1. in a pretentious manner; "this author writes pretentiously"
    Antonym(s): unpretentiously
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pretentious \Pre*ten"tious\, a. [Cf. F. pr[82]tentieux. See
      {Pretend}.]
      Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is
      one's; presuming; assuming. -- {Pre*ten"tious*ly}, adv. --
      {Pre*ten"tious*ness}, n.
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