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ostentatious
1) done for display; pretentious; 2) habitually showing off
More often than not, the very wealthy deplore an ostentatious display of wealth.
Related English words: ostentation, ostentatiousness
Latin root words: ostentatio, ostentationis, f. - showing; showing off; pretence; ostendo, ostendere, ostendi, ostentus - to show, display
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