About The Word Showy
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Showy
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What's The Definition Of Showy?
[adj] (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
[adj] marked by extravagant display [adj] elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech" [adj] marked by conspicuous display; "a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"; "a splashy half-page ad" Synonyms | Synonyms for Showy: aureate | colorful | fancy | flamboyant | flashy | florid | gaudy | jazzy | ostentatious | pretentious | splashy | sporty | theatrical Related Terms | Find terms related to Showy: See Also | Showy In Webster's Dictionary \Show"y\, a. [Compar. {Showier}; superl. {Showiest}.]
Making a show; attracting attention; presenting a marked
appearance; ostentatious; gay; gaudy.
A present of everything that was rich and showy.
--Addison.
Syn: Splendid; gay; gaudy; gorgeous; fine; magnificent;
grand; stately; sumptuous; pompous.
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