ostentatious, pretentious
(adjective) intended to attract notice and impress others; “an ostentatious sable coat”
ostentatious, pretentious
(adjective) (of a display) tawdry or vulgar
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ostentatious (comparative more ostentatious, superlative most ostentatious)
Of ostentation.
Intended to attract notice.
Of tawdry display; kitsch.
• (tawdry): gaudy
Source: Wiktionary
Os`ten*ta"tious, a.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 January 2025
(noun) Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
