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pretentiously

/prɪˈten.ʃəs.li/

យ៉ាងអួតអាង

  1. adverb យ៉ាងអួតអាង, ដោយឫកពារខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់, ដោយធ្វើពុតជាអស្ចារ្យ
    in a way that attempts to impress others by affecting greater importance, talent, or culture than is actually possessed
    ក្នុងលក្ខណៈអួតក្អេងក្អាងដើម្បីឲ្យគេចាប់អារម្មណ៍ ដោយធ្វើពុតជាមានសមត្ថភាព ឬចំណេះដឹងលើសពីការពិត
    He spoke pretentiously about classical art.
    គាត់បាននិយាយយ៉ាងអួតអាងអំពីសិល្បៈបុរាណ។

Synonyms: arrogantly, pompously, ostentatiously, affectedly

Antonyms: modestly, humbly, unassumingly

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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.