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protzig (adj/adv)  showy, ostentatious

Der neue Wagen ist groß ohne protzig zu wirken, elegant mit einem ordentlichen Schuss Sportlichkeit.
The new car is big without being ostentatious, elegant with a respectable dash of sportiness.

Related: der Protz swank, protzen to show (something) off, die Protzerei showing off

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