pretentious

/pɹɪtˈɛnʃəs/

/pɹiˈtɛnʃəs/

pretentious

attempting to appear intelligent, important, or something that one is not, so as to impress others

trying too hard to get attention and impress others

(of a display) tawdry or vulgar

Examples

1. He's a pretentious son of a gun, but he's got a heart of gold.

2. Art is pretentious.

3. Your middle name is Pretentious.

4. The idea and the story around this one feels a bit more pretentious.