pretentious

a pretentious speech

a pretentious literary device.

a pretentious scholarly edition;

the emphasis on family is pretentious hooey.

He always wears pretentious clothes to impress others.

She speaks in a pretentious manner, using big words unnecessarily.

Their pretentious behavior at the party annoyed everyone.

I can't stand his pretentious attitude towards art.

The pretentious display of wealth by the new neighbors is off-putting.

She tried to impress her date with pretentious knowledge about wine.

The restaurant's pretentious decor didn't match the quality of the food.

He has a tendency to come across as pretentious when discussing literature.

The film was criticized for its pretentious dialogue and lack of substance.

Don't be so pretentious, just be yourself.