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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. intended to attract notice and impress others;
- Example: "an ostentatious sable coat"
[syn: ostentatious, pretentious]

2. (of a display) tawdry or vulgar;
[syn: ostentatious, pretentious]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ostentatious \Os`ten*ta"tious\, a. Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful. [1913 Webster] Far from being ostentatious of the good you do. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] The ostentatious professions of many years. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ly, adv. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ostentatious adj 1: intended to attract notice and impress others; "an ostentatious sable coat" [syn: ostentatious, pretentious] [ant: unostentatious, unpretending, unpretentious] 2: (of a display) tawdry or vulgar [syn: ostentatious, pretentious]