ostentatious adjective

/ˌɒs.tenˈteɪ.ʃəs/

/ˌɑː.stən-/ adj disapproving

Definition

too 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

/ˌɒs.tenˈteɪ.ʃə.sli/

/ˌɑː.stən-/ adv 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.

(Definition of ostentatious adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Synonyms and related words:

to worry

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