Both Uses of
ostentatious
in
Emma
- There would have been either the ostentation of a coxcomb, or the evasions of a mind too weak to defend its own vanities.
Chpt 2.7-8 *ostentation = actions intended to attract notice and impress others
- He is not a gallant man, but he is a very humane one; and this, considering Jane Fairfax's ill-health, would appear a case of humanity to him;—and for an act of unostentatious kindness, there is nobody whom I would fix on more than on Mr. Knightley.†
Chpt 2.7-8
Definition:
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(ostentatious) intended to attract notice and impress others -- especially with wealth in a vulgar way