Both Uses of
ostentatious
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- We mustn't look ostentatious;
Chpt 35 *ostentatious = as though trying to attract notice and impress others
- Others, again, knocked up against their neighbours, or leant for support against the wall—somewhat ostentatiously, as if to call all men to witness that they were not worth the taking.†
Chpt 51
Definition:
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(ostentatious) intended to attract notice and impress others -- especially with wealth in a vulgar way