pretensiosamente

Italian

Etymology

From pretensioso +‎ -mente.

Adverb

pretensiosamente

1. Alternative form of pretenzioso (“pretentiously”)

Portuguese

Etymology

From pretensioso +‎ -mente.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.tẽ.siˌɔ.zaˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/ [pɾe.tẽ.sɪˌɔ.zaˈmẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /pɾe.tẽˌsjɔ.zaˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.tẽ.siˌɔ.zaˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/ [pɾe.tẽ.sɪˌɔ.zaˈmẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /pɾe.tẽˌsjɔ.zaˈmẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.tẽ.siˌɔ.zaˈmẽ.te/ [pɾe.tẽ.sɪˌɔ.zaˈmẽ.te], (faster pronunciation) /pɾe.tẽˌsjɔ.zaˈmẽ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.tẽˌsjɔ.zɐˈmẽ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: pre‧ten‧si‧o‧sa‧men‧te

Adverb

pretensiosamente (comparable, comparative mais pretensiosamente, superlative o mais pretensiosamente)

1. pretentiously

Further reading

• “pretensiosamente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025