All 3 Uses of
ostentatious
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- "Now, don't let my announcement of the name make you uncomfortable, Sydney," said Mr. Stryver, preparing him with ostentatious friendliness for the disclosure he was about to make, "because I know you don't mean half you say; and if you meant it all, it would be of no importance.†
Chpt 2.11
- The smooth manner of the spy, curiously in dissonance with his ostentatiously rough dress, and probably with his usual demeanour, received such a check from the inscrutability of Carton,—who was a mystery to wiser and honester men than he,—that it faltered here and failed him.†
Chpt 3.8
- Mr. Cruncher could not be restrained from making rather an ostentatious parade of his...
Chpt 3.8 *ostentatious = intended to attract notice and impress others
Definition:
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(ostentatious) intended to attract notice and impress others -- especially with wealth in a vulgar way