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ostentatious
Definitions
(Adjective) large or grandiose, slightly stuck up and snobbish.Usage: The ascot is very ostentatious.
(Adjective) flashy, showy
Usage: The store put on an ostentatious display of their merchandise.
(Adjective) showy, demonstrating flamboyance
(Adjective) A way to act to get attention.
Usage: "Most people abuse drugs to be ostentatious because they don't get much love"
(Adjective) fancy, over the top, too showy
Usage: do you think home is ostentatious
(Adjective) overblown, flamboyant, overdone
Usage: The hat appears pretty ostentatious for a poor person.
(Adjective) showy; attention-attracting
Usage: Of his latest series of hotels, the one in Paris is the most ostentatious.
to be forward
(Adjective) boastful; of arrogant behavior
Usage: the man in my class was ostentatious, very arrogant, and thought highly of himself.
showy; to show off.
Usage: She is very ostentatious of her baby sister.
(Adjective) Vulgar or pretentious display to attract or impress.
Usage: He bought that car for ostentatious reasons.
to show off
to be bold
Usage: that was a little ostentatious
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