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Adjective: grandiose  'grandee`ows
  1. Impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval
     
  2. Affectedly genteel
    - hifalutin, highfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da, lah-di-dah

See also: grandiosely, grandiosity, impressive, pretentious