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ostentatious adjective [ ˌɒstɛnˈteɪʃəs ]

• characterized by pretentious or showy display; designed to impress.
• "a simple design that is glamorous without being ostentatious"
Similar: showy, pretentious, conspicuous, obtrusive, flamboyant, gaudy, garish, tinsel, tinselly, brash, vulgar, loud, extravagant, fancy, ornate, affected, theatrical, actorly, overdone, over-elaborate, kitsch, tasteless, flash, flashy, fancy-pants, over the top, OTT, bling, glitzy, ritzy, swanky, splashy, superfly, dicty,
Opposite: plain, unobtrusive, restrained, modest,


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