The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
ostentatiously, showily
(adverb) with ostentation; in an ostentatious manner; “Mr Khrushchev ostentatiously wooed and embraced Castro at the U.N. general assembly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ostentatiously (comparative more ostentatiously, superlative most ostentatiously)
In an ostentatious manner; extravagantly or flamboyantly.
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
21 April 2025
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.