Pretentious has the same roots as pretension (praetens- 'alleged,') and pretend. They all come from the Latin praetendere 'stretch forth, claim,' from prae'before' + tendere 'stretch.'
"pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious"
There are several plants that have edible stems; asparagus and celery come to mind.
yes onions do have stems as you can see the stem sticking out in the middle and if they didnt have stems they wouldnt be able to hold on to their natural resorces - - Samantha 10 years old
It has 90 but nobody other than a Greek or a pretentious snob would call it that.
It has 93 but nobody other than a Greek or a pretentious snob would call it that.
The Yiddish word for pretentious is "feygelekh."
The old man was a very pretentious fellow.
To get pretentious
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I would describe it as pretentious gobbledygook.
She pretended she's someone else when she saw her ex.She was so pretentious during the party, everyone tried to avoid her.
pretentious or ostentatious.
Intellectually or socially pretentious.
pretentious person