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}]