All 3 Uses of
ostentatious
in
Little Dorrit
- …as a disappointed man who had his grudge against the family, and who, perhaps, had allowed his mother to have them there, as much in the hope it might give them some annoyance as with any other benevolent object, aired his pencil and his poverty ostentatiously before them, and told them he hoped in time to settle a crust of bread and cheese on his wife, and that he begged such of them as (more fortunate than himself) came in for any good thing, and could buy a picture, to please to…†
Chpt 1.34
- not demonstrative or ostentatious, but thoroughly sound and practical
Chpt 2.12 *ostentatious = in a manner intended to attract notice and impress others
- Miss Dorrit not only haughtily moved through it in her own proper person, but haughtily, even Ostentatiously, led Mr Sparkler through it too: seeming to say to them all, 'If I think proper to march among you in triumphal procession attended by this weak captive in bonds, rather than a stronger one, that is my business.†
Chpt 2.15
Definition:
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(ostentatious) intended to attract notice and impress others -- especially with wealth in a vulgar way