Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ostentatious"
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) 1.7 (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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