pretentious
/pri'tɛnʃəs/
adjective
11 letters3 syllables13 points in Scrabble®16 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
ADJECTIVE
1
Intended to attract notice and impress others.
2
(of a display) tawdry or vulgar.
3
Making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction.
“a pretentious country house”
“a pretentious fraud”
WORD FORMS
Related formpretentiousness
Related formpretense
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®13 points
Words With Friends®16 points
Double word26 points
Triple word39 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinetentiouspray
Starts & ends withP … S
Syllablespre · ten · tious
SYNONYMS & RELATED33
SAME LETTERS, DIFFERENT WORDS
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