pretentious
ಆಡಂಬರದ
definition
adjective
a pretentious literary device
attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed.
translation of 'pretentious'
ಆಡಂಬರದ,
ಸೋಗಿನ,
ಬಡಾಯಿಕೋರ
example
What critic, or prince, could resist something so impressive and so 'pretentious' ?
He also had a convoluted and elaborate manner of speech that many thought 'pretentious' .
This has been dismissed by most film writers as an inaccurate, 'pretentious' bore.
I was going to make a Cold War analogy here, but, let's face it, that would be ridiculously 'pretentious' .
If it looks or sounds 'pretentious' , then that is what it will be accused of.
If we were too serious it might have come off as 'pretentious' , heavy handed or silly.
It's loved by a small band of 'pretentious' types who dress in black.
Of course a lot of what he said was 'pretentious' rubbish but that is normal for art critics.
One of the things I dislike is 'pretentious' people who chat a lot of hot air.
Towards the other wives and their children she was always extremely imperious, haughty and 'pretentious' .
What you want to do if you actually fancy being a 'pretentious' intellectual is read the book.
Sadly, it comes across more as a 'pretentious' attempt to buy the world a coke.
To say that the music is overblown and 'pretentious' is rather an understatement.
The council fools no one with its 'pretentious' claims for being ‘of world stature’.
Some thought her 'pretentious' , of which there are many greater crimes.
Enough of this pseudo-intellectual posturing, these 'pretentious' literary musings!
It's pleasingly literary without being 'pretentious' ; plot is in no way sacrificed to prose.
The film itself sounds like a 'pretentious' waste of time, although it could be rather pretty.
Apparently, the language used by wine writers is too flowery and 'pretentious' .
Is it just 'pretentious' rhetoric that I am using to avoid facing myself?
This movie, on the other hand, looks like it's going to be either a new horror classic that shapes the genre, or one of the most 'pretentiously' awful films of all time.
But at the same time this 'pretentiousness' puts me off.
There is a lot of 'pretentiousness' and snobbery associated with literature.
Fortunately we're not au fait with 'pretentiousness' and ‘inflated self-opinions’ here.
Rather 'pretentiously' , I always have this by the bed - I often find it soothing to read a few pages about the mating and migratory habits of swallows before I go to sleep.
Mr. Speaker, it is my belief that if the Good Lord did not want us to behave 'pretentiously' , She would not have made me so pretentious.
What was Joyce's excuse for such 'pretentiousness' ?
I, for one, am glad that a network 'pretentiously' titled The Learning Channel is not nearly as highbrow as its name might indicate.
Creating a character is all about ‘problem solving’ and self-deprecation is the best defence against the temptations of 'pretentiousness' .
The important thing is to get ridiculously and 'pretentiously' creative, and let everyone know what you're doing and what it all represents.
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