Definition of SHOWY

Examples of showy in a Sentence

Perhaps you should wear something a little less showy.
orchid plants are known for their huge showy flowers

Recent Examples of showy from the Web

Louise Fletcher has a showy part as a crotchety chain-smoker and Christopher Walken stands out in another central role.

— seattle times staff, The Seattle Times, "SIFF 2017: Highlights of the film festival’s third week", 31 May 2017
Many of the showiest flowers grow in meadows, Holstein said.

— debbie arrington, sacbee, "Spectacular Sierra wildflowers will bloom through August. Here’s where to find them", 28 May 2017
Less showy interactions between political couples may be more telling.

— krissah thompson, Washington Post, "The Trumps take their first official trip, and the world gets its first real look at the Trump marriage", 26 May 2017
Thus the film unfolds via a series of showy, thickly populated set pieces of Hogarthian proportions that are reprised in new forms as the story progresses.

— leslie felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, "'A Gentle Creature' ('Krotkaya'): Film Review | Cannes 2017", 25 May 2017
A careful study of ancient artifacts in Italy has pushed back the earliest documented appearance of the showy and highly symbolic flowers in Western art from Renaissance to Roman times.

— sciencenow, WIRED, "Orchid Mania Dates to Roman Empire", 22 Oct. 2012

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1709

First Known Use of showy

1709

showy Synonyms

Synonym Discussion of showy

showy, pretentious, ostentatious mean given to excessive outward display. showy implies an imposing or striking appearance but usually suggests cheapness or poor taste. the performers' showy costumes pretentious implies an appearance of importance not justified by the thing's value or the person's standing. a pretentious parade of hard words ostentatious stresses vainglorious display or parade. the ostentatious summer homes of the rich

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