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flaunty

[flawn-tee]

adjective, flaunt·i·er, flaunt·i·est.

(of persons) given to display; inclined to be ostentatious, showy, or vain.

(of things) gaudy; flashy; ostentatious.

Origin:
1790–1800; flaunt + -y¹

Related forms

flaunt·i·ly, adverb

flaunt·i·ness, noun

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flaunty (ˈflɔːntɪ)

—*adj* , flauntier, flauntiest
	chiefly (US) characterized by or inclined to ostentatious display or flaunting

'flauntily

—*adv*

'flauntiness

—n

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