verb
- to adopt or strike an affected pose or attitude, especially to impress others
Usage: British spelling; somewhat formal
Examples
- The politician continued to attitudinise during the interview, never giving a straight answer.
- She would attitudinise whenever photographers were present.
- Stop attitudinising and just be yourself.
- The actor was known to attitudinise even in casual conversations.
- He began to attitudinise as soon as he noticed people watching.