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ostentatious |
2 definitions found 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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