ostentatiously in English

adverb

['ɑstən'teɪʃəslɪ /'ɒ-]

in an ostentatious manner, showily, bombastically, in a garish fashion, grandiosely

Use "ostentatiously" in a sentence

1. High - end goods are often ostentatiously labeled.

2. Her servants were similarly, if less ostentatiously attired.

3. 3 Her servants were similarly, if less ostentatiously attired.

4. Her servants were similarly, if less ostentatiously Attired

5. The government has ostentatiously solicited public opinion about the change.

6. The room was ostentatiously decorated in white and silver.

7. What does Chichi mean? Ostentatiously stylish; deliberately chic

8. Bustle definition is - to move briskly and often ostentatiously

9. She directed her anger at the ostentatiously unconscious Macrory.

10. He attended Democratic rallies and he ostentatiously voted the Democratic ticket.

11. He was ostentatiously smoking a big cigar to give an illusion of poise.

12. Nigel was ostentatiously smoking a big cigar to give an illusion of poise.

13. Welcome to the page with the answer to the clue Behave ostentatiously

14. Theuderic, meanwhile, mounted a punitive raid against the Auvergne - ostentatiously avoiding the Burgundian campaign.

15. Mr Khrushchev ostentatiously wooed and embraced Castro at the U . N . general assembly.

16. They're ostentatiously shabby, his collars never clean and his tie's never tied properly.

17. Ostentatiously non-sectarian, Larkin was invariably opposed by the Catholic hierarchy on social issues.

18. Harry stopped under a street lamp and ostentatiously began inspecting the contents of his bag.

19. The crowd fell apart , now , and the Sheriff came through , ostentatiously leading Potter by the arm.

20. Several fast - food chains and consumer - goods firms have ostentatiously dropped it from their recipes.

21. He ostentatiously orders a can of Worthington with his lunch, to show where his sympathies lie.

22. Quick definitions from WordNet (bombastic) adjective: ostentatiously lofty in style Also see Bombastically Words similar to bombastic Usage examples for bombastic

23. It presides ostentatiously on the horizon line, arrogantly usurping the monumental function of grand public buildings of the past.

24. Today some of their most visible representatives have become ostentatiously rich, and some even preach a gospel of wealth.

25. The back drawing-room has never produced a company of comedians so intensely and ostentatiously conscious of their own funniness.

26. There were humans of all shapes and sizes, richly and ostentatiously dressed, and a large mingling of equally impressive exters.

27. He dressed ostentatiously and surrounded himself with statues and paintings of Napoleon, regularly commenting on the similarities between their appearances.

28. During the press conference, Buffett took a bag of peanut brittle from Munger -- saying "I'll get that Charlie" -- and ostentatiously gnawed it open with his teeth.

29. (of a man) Ostentatiously effeminate.2007, David Rothwell, Dictionary of Homonyms, Wordsworth Editions →ISBN, page 88 More recently the word has become colloquial English for either implying that someone is a homosexual (‘he's very Camp’), or for describing rather outre …

30. ‘Penn is Convulsed with ostentatiously felt emotion.’ ‘The spirit shrieked, Convulsed him violently and came out.’ ‘The evil spirit Convulsed the man and cried out with a loud voice as he came out of the man.’ ‘At one point the entire audience was so Convulsed it looked like a Mexican wave.’