adjective
1. intended to attract notice and impress others (Freq. 1)
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an ostentatious sable coat
• Syn: ↑pretentious
• Ant: ↑unostentatious
• Similar to: ↑flaunty, ↑flamboyant, ↑showy, ↑splashy
• Derivationally related forms: ↑pretentiousness (for: ↑pretentious), ↑ostentation, ↑ostentatiousness
2. (of a display) tawdry or vulgar
• Syn: ↑pretentious
• Similar to: ↑tasteless
• Derivationally related forms: ↑pretentiousness (for: ↑pretentious), ↑ostentatiousness
Useful english dictionary. 2012.