Both Uses of
pretentious
in
Catch-22
- General Dreedle's views, expressed in less pretentious literary style, pleased ex-P. F.C. Wintergreen and were sped along by him in zealous observance of regulations.†
Chpt 3 *
- He had no taste for sham, tact or pretension, and his credo as a professional soldier was unified and concise: he believed that the young men who took orders from him should be willing to give up their lives for the ideals, aspirations and idiosyncrasies of the old men he took orders from.†
Chpt 21
Definition:
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(pretentious) acting more impressive than is deserved