ostentatious
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os·ten·ta·tious

adjective \ˌäs-tən-ˈtā-shəs\

Definition of OSTENTATIOUS

: marked by or fond of conspicuous or vainglorious and sometimes pretentious display
os·ten·ta·tious·ly adverb
os·ten·ta·tious·ness noun

Examples of OSTENTATIOUS

  1. an ostentatious display of knowledge
  2. <wears an ostentatious diamond ring on his little finger>
  3. The power of the government was present, in its watchmen, supervisors of the market and police force, but it did not express itself in large and ostentatious buildings. —Albert Hourani, A History of the Arab Peoples, 1991

Origin of OSTENTATIOUS

(see ostentation)
First Known Use: 1673

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