† oˈstentatory, a. Obs. rare—1.
[ad. L. ostentātōri-us, f. ostentātor: see -ory. In OF. ostentatoire (16th c. in Godef.).]
= ostentatious.
| 1657 G. Starkey Helmont's Vind. To Rdr., 'Tis no unlikely but some captious Antagonist may censure my Aphorisms as ostentatory. |