ostentatiousadjective
uk/ˌɒs.tenˈteɪ.ʃəs/us/ˌɑː.stənˈteɪ.ʃəs/disapprovingtoo obviously showing your money, possessions, or power, in an attempt to make other people notice and admire you:
They criticized the ostentatious lifestyle of their leaders.
an ostentatious gesture/manner
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off
- bravura
- dressed
- exhibitionist
- flamboyant
- flash sth around
- grandstander
- grandstanding
- hot dog! idiom
- parade
- play to the gallery idiom
- push
- razzmatazz
- showman
- slut
- splashy
- streaker
- strut
- swanky
- tarty
- theatre
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ostentatiously
adverb uk/ˌɒs.tenˈteɪ.ʃəs.li/us/ˌɑː.stənˈteɪ.ʃəs.li/disapproving
The room was ostentatiously decorated in white and silver.
He took out his gold watch and laid it ostentatiously (= very obviously so everyone would notice) on the table in front of him.