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Ostentatious vs Dashy - What's the difference?

ostentatious | dashy |

As adjectives the difference between ostentatious and dashy

is that ostentatious is of ostentation while dashy is (colloquial|dated) calculated to arrest attention; ostentatiously fashionable; showy.

ostentatious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of ostentation.
  • Intended to attract notice.
  • Of tawdry display; kitsch.
    • Synonyms
    * (tawdry)

    Derived terms

    * ostensible * ostensive

    References

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    dashy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (colloquial, dated) Calculated to arrest attention; ostentatiously fashionable; showy.

    • Related terms

    * dashing