1.
You say that someone speaks or behaves ~ when they are trying to impress other people.
He ~ declared that ‘international politics is a struggle for power’.
ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj disapproval
2.
You use ~ in expressions such as ‘~ named’ or ‘~ called’ to say that the name of a place or thing makes it sound much more impressive than it really is. (mainly BRIT)
Lucille’s home was very ~ called a chateau, though in truth it was nothing more than a large moated farm.
ADV: ADV adj, ADV before v