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showy
[ shoh-ee ]
adjective
- making an imposing display:
showy flowers.
- pompous; ostentatious; gaudy.
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showy
/ ˈʃəʊɪ /
adjective
- gaudy, flashy, or ostentatious
- making a brilliant or imposing display
Derived Forms
- ˈǷɾԱ, noun
- ˈǷɾ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ܲ·Ƿy adjective
Example Sentences
There’s nothing extra, nothing showy: just the perfect balance.
There are large mounds of California buckwheat, tall spires of sweet hummingbird sage and incandescently purple clusters of showy penstemon.
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.
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.
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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