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showy

[ shoh-ee ]

adjective

showier, showiest.
  1. making an imposing display:

    showy flowers.

  2. pompous; ostentatious; gaudy.

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showy

/ ˈʃəʊɪ /

adjective

  1. gaudy, flashy, or ostentatious
  2. making a brilliant or imposing display
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǷɾԱ, noun
  • ˈǷɾ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ·Ƿy adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of showy1

First recorded in 1705–15; show + -y 1
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There’s nothing extra, nothing showy: just the perfect balance.

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There are large mounds of California buckwheat, tall spires of sweet hummingbird sage and incandescently purple clusters of showy penstemon.

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With showy, lavender-colored flowers and a general “quirky, Dr. Seuss-type look,” as Lewis put it in an email, hikers might be tempted to pose next to it.

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On Thursday, President Donald Trump held a showy ceremony at the White House to mark his signing of an executive order attempting to dismantle the U.S.

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But it’s when she turns inward that Madison’s performance starts to sing, revealing the great depth behind her character’s hardened exterior without the need for any showy dramatics.

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