Synonyms: high-flown, high-sounding, inflated
Definition: pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
Usage: high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school; a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution
Similar words: pretentious
Definition: 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