Ostenuous

Definition:

adjective

1. Seeming or appearing true, but actually being false or deceptive.
2. Intended to attract attention or admiration, but lacking sincerity or genuineness.

Sense 1:

Seeming or appearing true, but actually being false or deceptive.

Example Sentences:

• She made an ostenuous claim about her expertise in the field, but failed to provide any evidence to support it.
• The company's ostenuous promises of quick weight loss through a magic pill proved to be nothing more than a scam.

Sense 2:

Intended to attract attention or admiration, but lacking sincerity or genuineness.

Example Sentences:

• His ostenuous display of wealth only served to alienate those around him.
• The politician's ostenuous smile during the campaign made many doubt his true intentions.

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