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What does "pretentious" mean?

Vocabulary Word: pretentious

1. Definition (adj.) thinking that oneself is very important, thinking that oneself is better than others

Examples I can’t stand to be around Jeff. He’s so pretentious and arrogant.

Examples I can’t stand to be around Jeff. He’s so pretentious and arrogant.

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chaumy

chaumy

Viet Nam

why is he so pretentious? Does he think that he can done the assignment without any help?

11:52 PM Dec 12 2012 |

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