ostentatious
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definition
adjective
books that people buy and display ostentatiously but never actually finish
characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice.
example
London at the time was a curious mixture of 'ostentatious' wealth hiding harrowing poverty.
They contribute generously to village and family enterprises and avoid 'ostentatious' displays of affluence.
The book was needlessly massive and it came in a choice of eight 'ostentatious' satin covers.
Civilised behaviour is the key to appearing middle class, so don't binge drink, never swear and don't do anything 'ostentatious' .
Instead, they show us a suite that would, perhaps, have been a little too 'ostentatious' for a spiritual leader.
He was always smartly dressed but not in an 'ostentatious' way.
It's gaudy, it's 'ostentatious' , and it's exactly what one would expect from a rock star that thinks he's God.
There's no easy remedy, especially when 'ostentatious' teen role models portray money as no object.
But there are few cases of 'ostentatious' opulence amid the poverty.
He was a generous but not 'ostentatious' philanthropist; his private and family life was wholly conventional.
For those who spend down their wealth on a lavish and 'ostentatious' lifestyle, there is no tax.
His way of life may seem a bit 'ostentatious' , but his energy and enthusiasm is infectious, and there is nothing snobbish or affected about him.
Bernard rides around the town in an 'ostentatious' sports car and behaves like a cowardly bully.
She wears an 'ostentatious' diamond ring and a pearl the size of a marble.
The family are keen attenders at St Agnes Catholic Church, and Papa's piety is effortful and 'ostentatious' .
She doesn't own a fleet of 'ostentatious' cars or a portfolio of grand homes.
Hat designer Tracy Rose, 42, renowned for her 'ostentatious' hats on Ladies' Day, was also attired in a weather theme.
Buying an island seems the pinnacle of 'ostentatious' extravagance.
While we do not insist on you taking to the streets on a bicycle, we do encourage a less 'ostentatious' lifestyle.
Hey you - people in love, do you have to be so 'ostentatious' about it?
If we 'ostentatiously' display our Rolex watch, should we be held responsible when it is ripped from our wrist?
Del Mar never grew to an unmanageable size or broad-avenued 'ostentatiousness' , because it couldn't.
Perched high over the ocean, the modest homes spoke of a more reasonable society free from the 'ostentatiousness' of mainstream Hollywood.
Her 'ostentatiousness' is endearing, if you can swallow both the musical and vocal flourishes.
They are 'ostentatiously' nonchalant, disinclined to become too involved, at least to begin with.
He is also an Olympian namedropper, 'ostentatiously' recounting how much Keith Richards enjoyed his company.
I shook my head again, glanced over my shoulder at the boys - they were all watching our exchange - and 'ostentatiously' leaned closer to the old woman.
She pounces on an empty seat and gestures 'ostentatiously' to me that the one opposite is free.
Of course some percentage of this represented authentic business and educational expense, but much of it was pure 'ostentatiousness' or ‘gallery’ as we are wont to describe in local parlance.
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