showier; showiest
1
: making an attractive show : striking
a showy orchid
2
: given to or marked by a flashy often tasteless display
Examples of showy in a Sentence
Perhaps you should wear something a little less showy.
orchid plants are known for their huge showy flowers
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Flowers mature into showy red fruits that persist into winter, providing food for songbirds.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
This sun-loving perennial produces showy bright blue or white thistlelike spherical blooms from mid to late summer.
—Lynn McAlpine, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
The lavender spikes aren't showy, but bees love them in spring and summer.
—Jamie McIntosh, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026
There are still moments of showy technical prowess (including crowd scenes where thousands of butterflies fly across the screen at one time), but the film’s rounded and adorable character designs for its animals prove refreshingly simple.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
This sun-loving perennial produces showy bright blue or white thistlelike spherical blooms from mid to late summer.
—Lynn McAlpine, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
The lavender spikes aren't showy, but bees love them in spring and summer.
—Jamie McIntosh, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026
There are still moments of showy technical prowess (including crowd scenes where thousands of butterflies fly across the screen at one time), but the film’s rounded and adorable character designs for its animals prove refreshingly simple.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for showy
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“Showy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showy. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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