ostentatious
adjective
os·ten·ta·tious
ˌä-stən-ˈtā-shəs
: attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation
an ostentatious display of wealth/knowledge
The power of the government was present … but it did not express itself in large and ostentatious buildings.—
Albert Hourani
ostentatiously
adverb
ostentatiousness
noun
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