Intellectually or socially pretentious.
The root word "pseud" can be found in: pseudoephedrine pseudoname
pseud
pseud I-Feng has written: 'Give back my rivers and hills!' -- subject(s): History
pseud Flibustiero has written: 'Life of General Narciso Lopez' -- subject(s): History
N. Pseud Alafer has written: 'EL PACTO GERMANO-RUSO: CUALES SON SUS ORIGENES?'
false; deceptive
Pseudo- means not genuine, fake, bogus (incomplete) Note also the colloquial word a pseud, as in John Doe is a pseud. This means that John Doe is not what he claims or pretends to be.
Auvigny has written: 'Memoirs of Madame de Barneveldt [pseud.]'
A pseud,a parvenu, an imposter,a charlatan. a bounder , a rotter, a cad, a wrong'un
Ann Olivia Adams has written: 'Poems by Astarte [pseud.]' -- subject(s): Accessible book
F. Percy Cotton has written: 'Lyrics by Ellis Walton [pseud.]' -- subject(s): Accessible book
Margaret Fairless Barber has written: 'The roadmender' -- subject(s): Accessible book 'The grey brethren' 'The complete works of Michael Fairless [pseud.]'