Difference between Jumped-up and Pretentious
What is the difference between Jumped-up and Pretentious?
Jumped-up as an adjective is describes a person who thinks he is superior in some way that the speaker disagrees with. for instance, of a higher class, or has more authority than they have in reality. while Pretentious as an adjective is marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction
Jumped-up
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Describes a person who thinks he is superior in some way that the speaker disagrees with. For instance, of a higher class, or has more authority than they have in reality.
Pretentious
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinctionOstentatious; intended to impress others
Example sentence:
Films are always pretentious. There's nothing more pretentious than a filmmaker.
We hope you now know whether to use Jumped-up or Pretentious in your sentence.
