ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Ostentous

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Ostentous is an adjective meaning (obsolete) ostentatious.

Meaning

(obsolete) ostentatious.

Example Sentences

He gives us occaſion to shew the world our Parts, and Piety , which elſe perhaps in our dark Graves would ſleep and moulder with us quire unknown ; or , could not otherwiſe well be ſeen without the vanity of a light and an oſtentous mind.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ostentive, obstinative, obstropulous, opacular, extortious, obstropolous.

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