ostentatiously

Adverb

Meaning

with ostentation; in an ostentatious manner

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Examples

Mr Khrushchev ostentatiously wooed and embraced Castro at the U.N. general assembly Source: Internet

A deep white bowl bearing vegetables and croutons was placed in front of me by one server as a broth was ostentatiously poured from a spouted silver pot by another. Source: Internet

He had, for example, built an opulent château at Vaux-le-Vicomte where he entertained Louis and his court ostentatiously, as if he were wealthier than the king himself. Source: Internet

King ostentatiously throws the Deighton book into the fireplace.) Chess references Every chapter title is a quotation from the rules of chess. Source: Internet

Everybody shows up expecting to have the time of their life, and nobody wants to disappoint their friends by having the time of their life, so everyone ostentatiously behaves as though they're having the time of their life. Source: Internet

In addition, Alexandra resented the ostentatiously considerate treatment of Maria by her husband the tsar, which only slightly evaporated after the birth of their five children. Source: Internet

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