OSTENTATIOUS


Meaning of OSTENTATIOUS in English

| ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷|tāshəs adjective

Etymology: from ostentation, after such pairs as English contention : contentious

: characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation : attracting attention often by gaudiness or show : overly elaborate or ornate : conspicuous , exaggerated

a very ostentatious method of gaining her attention — Robertson Davies

the cold philanthropies, the ostentatious public charities — Oscar Wilde

embarrassed by the too ostentatious piety of our family — R.M.Lovett

went ahead with plans to build an ostentatious skyscraper — Christopher Rand

accumulated an ostentatious wardrobe of fifty suits — Greer Williams

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.