"ostentous" meaning in English

See ostentous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more ostentous [comparative], most ostentous [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} ostentous (comparative more ostentous, superlative most ostentous)
  1. (obsolete) ostentatious Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-ostentous-en-adj-lpu1J0ik Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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