1. (

• pretentious

) making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition" ;

2. (

• ostentatious ,
• pretentious ,

) intended to attract notice and impress others; "an ostentatious sable coat" ;

3. (

• ostentatious ,
• pretentious

) (of a display) tawdry or vulgar ;