pretentious
adjective1. 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) tawdry or vulgar [syn:
ostentatious]