Pretentious \Pre*ten"tious\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]tentieux. See {Pretend}.] Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming. -- {Pre*ten"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Pre*ten"tious*ness}, n.
pretentiously adv : in a pretentious manner; "this author writes pretentiously" [ant: {unpretentiously}]