Many people look quite pretentious when they dress up for formal dinner parties. From LearnThat.org.
A pretentious country house. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
One thing I noticed about the comments on your blog is that folks often use the term pretentious to describe a restaurant. From Wordnik.com. [Blog updates] Reference
What the kids call "Acheulean," others call pretentious nonsense. From Wordnik.com. [The Morning News] Reference
Later we get more on the wisdom of trees, written in pretentious tones like this. From Wordnik.com. [2009 February 13 « One-Minute Book Reviews] Reference
Really, how much more pretentious is Obama going to get before he just gets down to the business of the American people?. From Wordnik.com. [Watching the Train Roll By - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
I think he always probably found me very pretentious, which is probably right. From Wordnik.com. [Bono On Bono]
I like how educated people are always labelled pretentious by uneducated people. From Wordnik.com. [Eurogamer] Reference
Loudspeakers that I will dare call pretentious, because of their pricing and shape. From Wordnik.com. [Softpedia - Windows - All] Reference
The only way Will. i.am could get more pretentious is if he changes his name to Will. i’m. From Wordnik.com. [WILL-I-AM JOINS ‘WOLVERINE’ WORLD VOMITS] Reference
It's also less pretentious, which is apparently a relief to rock fans who are sick of the endless. From Wordnik.com. [Epinions Recent Content for Home] Reference
Oh and who are you calling pretentious old and proud omg omg i wish i'd thought of that omgponies!. From Wordnik.com. [From the Dept of OMGWTFBBQZZTOP?!] Reference
How pretentious is that?. From Wordnik.com. [Tools and Pocketknives] Reference
No, I wasn't offended by 'pretentious'; I know what you meant. From Wordnik.com. [Author Bios] Reference
“Well then, let’s call our pretentious Jason over here.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Poet Prince] Reference
Ryan: So what kind of pretentious food do they have on the menu?. From Wordnik.com. [Songs in the Key of Lime (Tostitos)] Reference
That you're almost intellectual enough to be labelled pretentious. From Wordnik.com. [SMITH Magazine Superfeed] Reference
Watch Coffee and Cigarettes if you want to see what 'pretentious' is. From Wordnik.com. [Stephen Dorff Joins Tarsem’s War of the Gods | /Film] Reference
Yup, you sure are an example of that, Dr 'pretentious' whatever it is. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
If you don't like "pretentious" reviews, then don't read or write them. From Wordnik.com. [Pretentiousness] Reference
That's the third time she's called something "pretentious" since June 14. From Wordnik.com. [Lugubrious and Repetitive] Reference
Also, I really hate it when people throw around "pretentious" as a pejorative. From Wordnik.com. [Further Experiments with Scribd] Reference
The word that accompanies this display – a hostage to fortune – is "pretentious". From Wordnik.com. [The Real Thing; The Concise Dictionary of Dress] Reference
Look up the term "pretentious", note the word "good" doesn't appear in the description. From Wordnik.com. [Pimping Your Ride: Making Money With Your Bike] Reference
In this day and age, "pretentious" has become an ugly word to most people, like "liberal.". From Wordnik.com. [Pretentiousness is Good for You] Reference
I think that it comes off as kind of pretentious and could be negatively used by republicans. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Decision On Brandenburg Gate Speech Is Imminent] Reference
There are very real and very serious reasons why independents are tired of 'pretentious' dems. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-05-01] Reference
As for NCFOM, look to the comments above for a read on others' take on the word "pretentious". From Wordnik.com. [TIFF Review: The Coen Brothers’ A Serious Man | /Film] Reference
What's this foolish handwringing non-story about whether that makes it "pretentious" in aid of?. From Wordnik.com. [Star Trek Sequel May Contain Pointed Modern Commentary | /Film] Reference
Chase indulged in the kind of pretentious self-indulgence that gets first year film students Fs. From Wordnik.com. [2007 June 11 « Lean Left] Reference
Or was it aimed at those readers of yours who've been targeted by claims of being "pretentious"?. From Wordnik.com. [Pretentiousness] Reference
Apparently ultra-premium is a code word for "pretentious". From Wordnik.com. [Accidental Hedonist] Reference
How long can they last in their 'pretentious' beliefs and acts?. From Wordnik.com. [Malaysiakini :: News] Reference
They are, it is fair to say, kind of pretentious, but lovable too. From Wordnik.com. [Books news, reviews and author interviews | guardian.co.uk] Reference
So this extra is mostly just the (kind of pretentious) main actor from the. From Wordnik.com. [DVD Verdict] Reference
We've been seeing entirely too much of this kind of pretentious prose lately. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XII No 2] Reference
Sounds kind of pretentious as I write this yet that's what I have come to believe. From Wordnik.com. [Genuine Curiosity by Dwayne Melancon] Reference
'pretentious', and then look at the picture Bill put up at the end of this post. From Wordnik.com. [Bill Dawes] Reference
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