pretentious


pretentious (http://definr.com/pretentious)

     adj 1: making claim to or creating an appearance of (often
            undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious
            country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious
            scholarly edition" [ant: unpretentious]
     2: intended to attract notice and impress others; "an
        ostentatious sable coat" [syn: ostentatious] [ant: unostentatious]
     3: of a display that is tawdry or vulgar [syn: ostentatious,
        kitsch]