pretentious

It was defined by its offensively high price, pretentious waiting lists and limited edition variations.

This unwilling and naive admission was published in a pretentious statement, the purpose of which was to cast doubt on my claim.

One could but feel this was indeed art, and not a pretentious affectation of it.

This may not be true of all, perhaps not even of a majority, but it is true of a pretentious and prominent minority.

Then the hurried, pretentious striking of the kitchen clock startled him.

It was too expensive; or too pretentious, or perhaps even too horrible for the bucolic purse.