Ostentatious Mnemonic
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ostentatious
ostentatious
/ˌɒs.tənˈteɪ.ʃəs/
Examples
- Alexander was known for his ostentatious and luxurious lifestyle.
- Ostentatious behaviour is to be avoided.
- His clothes are cumbersome and ostentatious.
- Veteran cabalists frown on this practice as ostentatious.
- In other words, ostentatious displays are not relevant to God.
- They cultivate their image for an air of obvious, but not ostentatious, menace.
- He was ascetic in appearance and, at the same time, ostentatiously smug.
- Ostentatious living or brash manners bored and repelled him.
- The interior of the Coal Palace was no less ostentatious then its exterior.
- He accumulated a sizable wealth and was known for his ostentatious lifestyle.
intended to attract notice and impress others
adjective
tawdry or vulgar
adjective
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"Ostrich + Tent + Station. The flashy ostrich set up a shiny tent at the station."
"Ostrich + Tent + Station. An ostrich wearing fancy clothes, setting up a tent at the station to show off."
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