All 3 Uses of
ostentatious
in
Great Expectations
- I am not quite clear whether these articles were carried penitentially or ostentatiously; but I rather think they were displayed as articles of property,—much as Cleopatra or any other sovereign lady on the Rampage might exhibit her wealth in a pageant or procession.†
Chpt 13
- Two dismally absurd persons, each ostentatiously exhibiting a crutch done up in a black bandage,
Chpt 35 *ostentatiously = intended to attract notice and impress other
- This reminded me of the wonderful difference between the servile manner in which he had offered his hand in my new prosperity, saying, "May I?" and the ostentatious clemency with which he had just now exhibited the same fat five fingers.†
Chpt 58
Definition:
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(ostentatious) intended to attract notice and impress others -- especially with wealth in a vulgar way