<p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter</li><li>Synonyms: pompous</li><li>making an exaggerated outward show; ostentatious</li><li>Synonyms: showy</li><li>full of pretense or pretension; having no factual basis; false</li></ul>