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ostentatious

/ˌɒs.tɛnˈteɪ.ʃəs/ adjectif C2

En français : ostentatoire

  1. Of ostentation.
  2. Intended to attract notice.
  3. Of tawdry display; kitsch.
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Dans la bibliothèque

They were then, with no other delay than his pointing out the neatness of the entrance, taken into the house; and as soon as they were in the parlour, he welcomed them a second time, with ostentatious formality, to his humble abode, and punctually repeated all his wife’s offers of refreshment.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 180 · B2
The baron, followed by the count, traversed a long series of apartments, in which the prevailing characteristics were heavy magnificence and the gaudiness of ostentatious wealth, until he reached the boudoir of Madame Danglars—a small octagonal-shaped room, hung with pink satin, covered with white Indian muslin.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 483 · C1
Eschewing the ostentatious, illustrated dust jackets of the era, Young devised a brilliantly minimalist, color-coded grid utilizing the elegantly modern Gill Sans typeface.
The Paperback Revolution, p. 1 · C2

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