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Adjective: parvenue
  1. Characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position
    - nouveau-riche, parvenu, upstart
     
  2. Of or characteristic of a parvenu
    - parvenu

See also: new, pretentious

Nearest

Parulidae
parure
Parus
Parus atricapillus
Parus bicolor
Parus caeruleus
Parus carolinensis
Parvati
parve
parvenu
parvenue
parvis
parvise
parvo
parvovirus
pas
Pas de Calais
pas de deux
pas de quatre
pas de trois
pas seul