os´ten|ta´tious|ly

os´ten|ta´tious|ly
os|ten|ta|tious «OS tehn TAY shuhs», adjective.
1. done for display; intended to attract notice: »

He rode his new bicycle up and down in front of our house in an ostentatious way. His religion was sincere, not ostentatious (Joseph Addison).

SYNONYM(S): showy, spectacular, pretentious, gaudy.
2. showing off; liking to attract notice: »

Were I to detail the books which I have consulted…I should probably be thought ridiculously ostentatious (James Boswell).

os´ten|ta´tious|ly, adverb.
os´ten|ta´tious|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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