ostentatious
adjectiveGraduateELO 1,400GREGMAT
DEFINITION
intended to attract notice and impress others
WEBSTER'S 1913
Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful.
ETYMOLOGY
Latin 'ostentare' to show off
SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
IN LITERATURE
“At the accustomed warning there was an ostentatious rustle of retiring dresses; whereat Mr.”
— George Meredith, Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
IN USE
“By his indoctrinated idealization of an ostentatious concept, he reinforced the myth of blitzkrieg.”
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