prætentious

English

Adjective

prætentious (comparative more prætentious, superlative most prætentious)

1. (rare, pedantic or humorous) Alternative spelling of pretentious
   • 1996 January 6, “Dan Mazer”, bit.listserv.bgrass-l (Google group): Poaverty:

     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.

   • 1999 August 19, “Dave Van Domelen”, rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe (Google group): RANT: Dave’s Marvel Rant: Cap, TBolts, Panther:

     Guess I was just being prætentious in my spelling. }->

   • 2005 February 15, “Arval”, rec.org.sca (Google group): Terminology: Mediaeval or Medieval?:

     It’s praetentious.