Meanings
adjectiveostentive (comparative more ostentive, superlative most ostentive)
comparative more ostentive · superlative most ostentive
- obsoleteOstentatious
- human sciencesUsed to indicate or draw attention to something specific.
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APA
ostentive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ostentive
MLA
“ostentive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ostentive. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ostentive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ostentive.
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