The Only Use of
ostentatious
in
The Glass Castle
- One day after Mr. Becker had come back from lunch and ostentatiously checked the display cases, I was so furious that I looked around to see if there was anything in the entire darn store worth stealing.†
p. 215.9ostentatiously = 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