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demonstrativ — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ostentatious adj Showy or over-the-top, designed mainly to impress or attract attention.

Senses

demonstrativ is used for these senses in English:

  • demonstrative that serves to demonstrate, show or prove
  • demonstrative (grammar) that specifies the thing or person referred to
  • demonstrative pronoun (grammar) a pronoun that replaces a noun whose identity can be understood from the context; it indicates whether the noun is singular or plural, and whether it is near or far from the speaker or writer
  • ostentatious Intended to attract notice.

ostentatious — full definition

  1. adj Showy or over-the-top, designed mainly to impress or attract attention.
  2. adj Gaudy or tastelessly flashy; kitsch.

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