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Definition of Ostentatiously

Ostentatiously
Ostentatious Os`ten*ta"tious, a. 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.

Meaning of Ostentatiously from wikipedia

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- economies in which the con****uous consumption of goods and services ostentatiously signals that the buyer rose from poverty and has something to prove...
- especially as an indication of wealth or status; broadly: expensive and ostentatious possessions" such as grills and designer bags. The term arose as slang...
- camp, described as an "etymologically obscure" use of the word, as "ostentatious, exaggerated, affected, theatrical; effeminate or homo****ual" behavior...
- though with considerable autonomy. The word came to suggest tyranny or ostentatious splendour, and its modern usage is a pejorative and refers to any subordinate...
- Roman Dmowski, the founder and chief ideologue of the National Democracy (Endecja) in Poland, often ostentatiously demonstrated antisemitism...
- support and just used for gesturing and prodding. Portraits which are ostentatiously posed in the grand manner are known as swagger portraits. The Tate Gallery...
- oaths, violence, war, and military service, and what they viewed as ostentatious frippery. Matanzas Province, Cuba Rhône-Alpes, France Kedah, Malaysia...
- producer, and director who was based in Los Angeles. He was known for his ostentatious self-promotion of his services as an actor, and for his fleet of hand...
- second solo album, 2001, released on November 16, 1999, was considered an ostentatious return to his gangsta rap roots. It was initially titled The Chronic...