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English Dictionary: ostentatiously by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ostentatiously
adv
  1. with ostentation; in an ostentatious manner; "Mr Khrushchev ostentatiously wooed and embraced Castro at the U.N. general assembly"
    Synonym(s): ostentatiously, showily
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ostentatious \Os`ten*ta"tious\, a.
      Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous;
      pretentious; boastful.
  
               Far from being ostentatious of the good you do.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
               The ostentatious professions of many years. --Macaulay.
      -- {Os`ten*ta"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Os`ten*ta"tious*ness}, n.
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