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lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

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  1. n. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
  2. n. the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
  3. n:100 n. the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)