The Only Use of "ostentatious" in "The Glass Castle"

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The Only Use

ostentatious
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The Glass Castle
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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. 215.9

ostentatiously = in a manner intended to attract notice and impress others

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(1) (ostentatious)
intended to attract notice and impress others -- especially with wealth in a vulgar way
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)