pretentiously
adverb/prɪˈtenʃəsli/
/prɪˈtenʃəsli/
(disapproving)- in a way that tries to appear important, intelligent, etc. in order to impress other people; in a way that tries to be something that you are not, in order to impress
- The screen pretentiously displays a sombre quotation about war.
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