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What does pretentiously mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word pretentiously? Here's what it means.

Adverb
  1. In a manner with unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
  2. Ostentatiously; in a manner intended to impress others.
  3. In a manner demanding of skill or daring.
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The layman is surprised by the result, and the expert can pretentiously explain that the spread in the population is already relatively large.
Speaking this and that pretentiously, walking all the while criss-across till the bell rang.
By then, pretentiously revolutionary political names had descended to the world of crack.
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.
Yet it's not pretentiously overblown nor dragged down by fanboy baggage.
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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