Both Uses of
ostentatious
in
The House of Mirth
- He saw instead, to his surprise, Ned Silverton loitering somewhat ostentatiously about the tables; and the discovery that this actor in the drama was not only hovering in the wings, but actually inviting the exposure of the footlights, though it might have seemed to imply that all peril was over, served rather to deepen Selden's sense of foreboding.†
Chpt 2.3
- She had passed beyond the phase of well-bred reciprocity, in which every demonstration must be scrupulously proportioned to the emotion it elicits, and generosity of feeling is the only ostentation condemned.†
Chpt 2.12 *
Definition:
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(ostentatious) intended to attract notice and impress others -- especially with wealth in a vulgar way