pretentious
adjectiveTrying to appear more important, cultured, or impressive than justified.
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grandiose
adjectiveImpressively large in appearance or excessively ambitious and pretentious.
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adjectiveDesigned to attract notice through a show of wealth or importance.
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adjectiveExaggerated, inflated, or more grandiose than the subject warrants.
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adjectiveExaggeratedly self-important or ceremonious.
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adjectivePompous and dogmatic in expressing an opinion.
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