History
History
Synonyms
UK
US
Meaning:
arty

pretending or falsely claiming to be a artistic

pretended expertise in art; affected interest

corpulent

(of a person) fat and heavy

fat, chubby

exalted

of high rank or importance

praised; held in high esteem

florid

(too) rich in ornament and colour

very elaborate

hyperbolic

of a hyperbola

wordy; flowery in speech

imposing

making a strong impression because of size, character, appearance

impressive

pompous

full of, showing (too much) self-importance

arrogant, egotistic

pretentious

claiming (without justification) great ability, qualities or importance

snobbish, conceited

rhetorical

(too) concerned with the style of speaking and writing and not with the content

wordy; flowery in speech

stilted

(of written style, talk, behaviour etc) too formal and unnatural

artificial, pretentious

OVERBLOWN as in Wiktionary
OVERBLOWN as in Wikipedia