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pseudoaristocratic

pseudoaristocratic adjective: apparently, but not actually, aristocratic.

Adjective

pseudoaristocratic (not comparable)

  1. Apparently, but not actually, aristocratic.
    • All these pseudo-aristocratic Harvard types were all fawning over her and introducing their children, who had materialized out of thin air, to Miss Landers.1974 April 13, Barbara Piccirilii, “Landerslander”, in Gay Community News, page 9
    • Herzl's identification with pseudoaristocratic ideals extended to his espousal of the code of honor of the duel. All these represented modes of assimilation and Herzl's effort to distance himself from Jewish traits.1993, Jacques Kornberg, Theodor Herzl: From Assimilation to Zionism, page 59

Origin of pseudoaristocratic

From pseudo- + aristocratic.

Questions about pseudoaristocratic

What does pseudoaristocratic mean?
Pseudoaristocratic means apparently, but not actually, aristocratic.
What part of speech is pseudoaristocratic?
Pseudoaristocratic is an adjective.

Words near pseudoaristocratic in the dictionary

  1. pseudoarchaisms
  2. pseudoarchaist
  3. pseudoarchaists
  4. pseudoarcheology
  5. pseudoargument
  6. pseudoaristocratic
  7. pseudoaromatic
  8. pseudoarthroses
  9. pseudoarthrosis
  10. pseudoarthrotic
  11. pseudoarticle

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