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Adjective: grandiose  'gran-dee,ows or ,gran-dee'ows
  1. Impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval
     
  2. Affectedly genteel; to carry an air of affected importance; to be snobbish and haughty
    "It might be a bit of an arty lifestyle, but it's not a grandiose, fashionable life";
    - hifalutin [informal], highfalutin [informal], highfaluting [informal], hoity-toity [informal], la-di-da [informal], lah-di-dah [informal], la-de-da [informal]

See also: impressive, pretentious

Encyclopedia: Grandiose