What is the meaning of pretentious?

adjective

  • Making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction.
    • usage: "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition"
  • Intended to attract notice and impress others.
    • usage: "an ostentatious sable coat"
  • Of a display. ( tawdry or vulgar).
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