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flaunty
flaunt·y
/
ˈflɔn
ti
/
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[
flawn
-tee
]
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adjective,
flaunt·i·er,
flaunt·i·est.
1.
(of persons) given to display; inclined to be ostentatious, showy, or vain.
2.
(of things) gaudy; flashy; ostentatious.
Origin:
1790–1800;
flaunt
+
-y
1
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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