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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 os·ten·ta·tious /-ʃəs/
 (a.)裝飾表面的,誇示的,華美的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Os·ten·ta·tious a. Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful.
    Far from being ostentatious of the good you do.   --Dryden.
    The ostentatious professions of many years.   --Macaulay.
 -- Os*ten*ta*tious*ly, adv. -- Os*ten*ta*tious*ness, n.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 ostentatious
      adj 1: intended to attract notice and impress others; "an
             ostentatious sable coat" [syn: pretentious] [ant: unostentatious]
      2: of a display that is tawdry or vulgar [syn: pretentious, kitsch]