Pre·ten·tious a.  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.
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  pretentiously
       adv : in a pretentious manner; "this author writes pretentiously"
             [ant: unpretentiously]