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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ostentatious \Os`ten*ta"tious\, a.
Fond of or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous;
pretentious; boastful.
Far from being ostentatious of the good you do
--Dryden.
The ostentatious professions of many years. --Macaulay.
-- {Os`ten*ta"tious*ly}, adv -- {Os`ten*ta"tious*ness}, n.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
ostentatious
adj 1: intended to attract notice and impress others "an
ostentatious sable coat" [syn: {pretentious}] [ant: {unostentatious}]
2: of a display that is tawdry or vulgar [syn: {pretentious}, {kitsch}]
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