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ostentive

ostentive adjective: ostentatious.

Adjective

ostentive (comparative more ostentive, superlative most ostentive)

  1. (obsolete) Ostentatious
  2. Used to indicate or draw attention to something specific.

Forms of ostentive

comparativemore ostentive
superlativemost ostentive

Questions about ostentive

What does ostentive mean?
Ostentive means ostentatious.
What part of speech is ostentive?
Ostentive is an adjective.

Words near ostentive in the dictionary

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

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