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ostentatiously

adverb

  1. in a pretentious or showy way designed to impress
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Etymology: Etymology tree English ostentatious Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English ostentatiously From ostentatious + -ly.

  1. In an ostentatious manner; extravagantly or flamboyantly.

    "You working with Fisheye?" Ng says, lighting up cig. The smoke swirls in the air ostentatiously.

ostentatiously — meaning, definition (adverb) · Vinony