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Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful.

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  1. a. Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful.
  2. adj. intended to attract notice and impress others
  3. adj. (of a display) tawdry or vulgar
  4. Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful. Far from being ostentatious of the good you do. Dryden. The ostentatious professions of many years. Macaulay. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ly, adv. -- Os`ten*ta"tious*ness, n.
  5. Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous;pretentious; boastful.Far from being ostentatious of the good you do. Dryden.The ostentatious professions of many years. Macaulay.-- Os`ten*ta"tious*ly, adv.-- Os`ten*ta"tious*ness, n.
  6. j:100 a. intended to attract notice and impress others s. (of a display) tawdry or vulgar