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ostentatious [ˌɒstenˈteıʃəs] ADJ

ostentation [ˌɒstenˈteıʃən] N

orientation [ˌɔːrıenˈteıʃən] N

contentious [kənˈtenʃəs] ADJ

previously ADV

ostensible [ɒˈstensəbl] ADJ

tentative [ˈtentətıv] ADJ

tentative
尝试性的 chángshìxìngde
tentative
暂时的 zànshíde
▶ tentatively ADV
▶ tentativeness N

flirtatious [flɜːˈteıʃəs] ADJ

pretentious [prıˈtenʃəs] ADJ

2. pretentious:

pretentious
爱夸耀的 ài kuāyào de
pretentious
虚饰的 xūshìde
▶ pretentiously ADV
▶ pretentiousness N

vexatious [vekˈseıʃəs] ADJ

licentious [laıˈsenʃəs] ADJ

licentious
放肆的 fàngsìde
licentious
放荡的 fàngdàngde
▶ licentiously ADV
▶ licentiousness N

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He wields a gold flute and wipes it with a large handkerchief, which he ostentatiously drapes around his music stand.
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The hotel concierge ejected me and ostentatiously spritzed the lobby with air freshener.
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Some are so ostentatiously small -- barely large enough to hold a lipstick -- that they look as pointless as a toy lapdog.
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In his adult life he despised what he saw as the meaningless and hypocritical practices of prayer and was put off by the ostentatiously sanctimonious elders.
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They were elegantly but never ostentatiously dressed, entering and leaving the stage with unerring authority...
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