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Ostentatiously Definition & Meaning

ostentatiously
adverb
  1. with ostentation; in an ostentatious manner; "Mr Khrushchev ostentatiously wooed and embraced Castro at the U.N. general assembly"

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What does ostentatiously mean?
with ostentation; in an ostentatious manner; "Mr Khrushchev ostentatiously wooed and embraced Castro at the U.N. general assembly"
What part of speech is ostentatiously?
Ostentatiously is an adverb.

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