Pretentious
Pretentious adjective - Self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance.
Priggish and pretentious are semantically related in affected topic. In some cases you can use "Priggish" instead an adjective "Pretentious".
Nearby Words: pretentiousness, pretentiously
Priggish
Priggish adjective - Exaggeratedly proper.
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Pretentious and priggish are semantically related in affected topic. Sometimes you can use "Pretentious" instead an adjective "Priggish", if it concerns topics such as pompous.
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Related pairs
- affected and pretentious
- affected and priggish
- artificial and pretentious
- artificial and priggish
- self-important and pretentious
- self-important and priggish
- sententious and pretentious
- sententious and priggish
- pompous and pretentious
- pompous and priggish
- superior and pretentious
- superior and priggish
- unnatural and pretentious
- unnatural and priggish
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