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pretensjonalny — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • affected adj Changed or influenced by something, often negatively.
  • highfalutin adj Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
  • pedantic adj Overly focused on formal rules, minor details, or technical correctness, often to an annoying degree.
  • pretentious adj Trying too hard to seem impressive, intelligent, or important, in a way that comes across as fake or overblown.

Senses

pretensjonalny is used for these senses in English:

  • affected Influenced or changed by something.
  • affected Resulting from a mostly negative physical effect or transformation.
  • highfalutin (US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
  • pedantic Tending to show off one’s knowledge, often in a tiresome manner.
  • pretentious Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.

affected — full definition

  1. adj Changed or influenced by something, often negatively.
  2. adj Put on or fake, done for effect rather than being genuine.
  3. adj Emotionally moved or touched by something.

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