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ostentatious

adjective

1 ostentatious

Intended to attract notice and impress others:
— An ostentatious sable coat.

synonym: pretentious.

Roget 880: vain, vain as a peacock, proud as a peacock; conceited, overweening, pert, forward; vainglorious, high-flown; ostentatious etc. 882; puffed up, inflated, ... show more

Roget 882: ostentatious, showy, dashing, pretentious; janty, jaunty; grand, pompous, palatial; high-sounding; turgid etc. (big-sounding) 577; ... show more

Polish: ostentacyjny

2 ostentatious

of a display Tawdry or vulgar.

synonym: pretentious.


Moby thesaurus: Gongoresque, Johnsonian, affected, ambitious, arabesque, baroque, bedizened, big-sounding, boastful, braggart, busy, chichi, classy, convoluted, declamatory, elaborate, elegant, elevated, euphuistic, fancy ... show more.

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