Meaning of prætentious | Babel Free
Definitions
Alternative spelling of pretentious.
alt-of, alternative, rare
Examples
“Poa Secunda and John Secada don’t play bluegrass; and I’m not prætentious enough to pretend I can identify Kentucky Bluegrass, although there was a band by that name (Poa Prætensis) in the mid-‛70s.”
“Guess I was just being prætentious in my spelling. }->”
“It’s praetentious.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.