pretentious
adjective
[ prɪˈtɛnʃəs ]
• attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.
• "pretentious art films"
Similar:
affected,
ostentatious,
chi-chi,
showy,
flashy,
tinselly,
conspicuous,
flaunty,
tasteless,
kitschy,
overambitious,
pompous,
artificial,
flatulent,
inflated,
overblown,
overripe,
fustian,
hyperventilated,
mannered,
high-flown,
high-sounding,
flowery,
grandiose,
big,
grand,
elaborate,
extravagant,
heroic,
flamboyant,
ornate,
grandiloquent,
magniloquent,
bombastic,
turgid,
orotund,
rhetorical,
oratorical,
sophomoric,
highfalutin,
la-di-da,
fancy-pants,
posey,
pseud,
pseudo,
poncy,
toffee-nosed,
dicty,
Origin:
mid 19th century: from French prétentieux, from prétention (see pretension1).
