Ostentatious

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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.

Adj.	1.	ostentatious - intended to attract notice and impress others; "an ostentatious sable coat" Synonyms: pretentious Antonyms: unostentatious, unpretending, unpretentious - not ostentatious; "his unostentatious office"; "unostentatious elegance"
	2.	ostentatious - of a display that is tawdry or vulgar Synonyms: kitsch, pretentious

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