Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ostentatiously

/ˌɑstəntˈeɪʃəsli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: os-ten-ta-tious-ly
IPA: /ˌɑstəntˈeɪʃəsli/

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an ostentatious manner; extravagantly or flamboyantly.

Example Sentences

""You working with Fisheye?" Ng says, lighting up cig. The smoke swirls in the air ostentatiously."

Etymology

Etymology tree English ostentatious Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English ostentatiously From ostentatious + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more ostentatiously (comparative) most ostentatiously (superlative)

Derived Forms

unostentatiously

Synonyms

showily

Rhymes With

graciously tenaciously fallaciously hellaciously

Questions

How do you pronounce ostentatiously?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɑstəntˈeɪʃəsli/.
What does ostentatiously mean?: In an ostentatious manner; extravagantly or flamboyantly.
Where does ostentatiously come from?: Etymology tree English ostentatious Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English ostentatiously From ostentatious + -ly.

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