ostentatious

Universal Words adjective 1 (disapproving) expensive or noticeable in a way that is intended to impress people: ostentatious gold jewellery 2 (disapproving) behaving in a way that is meant to impress people by showing how rich, important, etc. you are 3 (of an action) done in a very obvious way so that people will notice it: He gave an ostentatious yawn. ostentatiously adverb: ostentatiously dressed