ostentatiously

Variant of ostentation

ostentation definition

os·ten·ta·tion (äs′tən tā′s̸hən)

noun

showy display, as of wealth or knowledge; pretentiousness

Etymology: ME ostentacioun < L ostentatio < ostentare < ostendere: see ostensible

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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