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ostentious

ostentious is the misspelling of ostentatious.

Meaning of ostentatious

Adjective

ostentatious (comparative more ostentatious, superlative most ostentatious)

  1. Of ostentation.
  2. Intended to attract notice.
    • Over the course of the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin has drawn several “red lines” – with ostentatious references to Russia’s huge strategic nuclear arsenal – only to seemingly do nothing when these lines are crossed by Ukraine or its Western backers.2024 September 19, Fred Weir, “Why Putin’s nuclear saber-rattling on Ukraine sounds different this time”, in The Christian Science Monitor
  3. Of tawdry display; kitsch.
    Synonyms:
    gaudy, pretentious

Questions about ostentious

What is ostentious the misspelling of?
Ostentious is the misspelling of ostentatious.

Words near ostentious in the dictionary

  1. ostentators
  2. ostentatory
  3. ostentatrix
  4. ostented
  5. ostenting
  6. ostentious
  7. ostentive
  8. ostentous
  9. ostents
  10. osteo
  11. osteo-

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