All 3 Uses of
ostentatious
in
Howards End
- He would pay for Mrs. Munt's hearthrug with ostentatious haste, a large claim he would repudiate quietly, and fight court by court.†
Part 16
- She looked capable of scathing wit and also of high but unostentatious nobility.†
Part 33
- Her husband was lying in a great leather chair in the dining-room, and by his side, holding his hand rather ostentatiously, was Evie.
Part 44 *ostentatiously = intended to attract notice
Definition:
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(ostentatious) intended to attract notice and impress others -- especially with wealth in a vulgar way