[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.
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The ostentatious professions of many years. --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster] -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ly, adv. --
Os`ten*ta"tious*ness, n.
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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]