Both Uses of
ostentatious
in
Misery, by Stephen King
- He did not like this mulishness, this almost ostentatious look of obduracy.†
Chpt 1 *ostentatious = intended to attract notice and impress others
- Mr Rancho Grande was ostentatiously not looking at Annie, whose teeth were bared.†
Chpt 2ostentatiously = in a manner intended to attract notice and impress others
Definition:
intended to attract notice and impress others -- especially with wealth in a vulgar way