But if you look at its definition, it is a synonym for "ostentatious"; further, "ostentatious" is the more familiar term, hence my red font. You did mean to call Toad's writing "pretentious and showy", right? Is it ironic to use a more obscure term to criticize another's showy writing style?
Edit "its" for "it's"- man, I hate it when I do stuff like that.
