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Definition of Showy

1. Adjective. Marked by ostentation but often tasteless. "A splashy half-page ad"

2. Adjective. Displaying brilliance and virtuosity.

3. Adjective. (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display.

4. Adjective. Superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense. "A glossy TV series"

Definition of Showy

1. a. Making a show; attracting attention; presenting a marked appearance; ostentatious; gay; gaudy.

Definition of Showy

1. Adjective. calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye, often in such a way that is of low quality or little merit ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Showy

1. making a great or brilliant display [adj SHOWIER, SHOWIEST]

Medical Definition of Showy

1. Making a show; attracting attention; presenting a marked appearance; ostentatious; gay; gaudy. "A present of everything that was rich and showy." (Addison) Synonym: Splendid, gay, gaudy, gorgeous, fine, magnificent, grand, stately, sumptuous, pompous. Origin: Compar. Showier; superl. Showiest. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Showy

showrun showrunner showrunners shows shows off shows up showstopper showstoppers showstopping showtime

showtimes showup showups showwoman showwomen showy (current term) showy daisy showy goldenrod showy lady's-slipper showy lady slipper

showy milkweed showy orchis showy sunflower showyard showyards showyness shoyu shoyus shozoku shpadoinkle

Literary usage of Showy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"One of the best and most showy species. A robust form is var. major, Hort. ... A showy species when in bloom. AA. Stamens shorter than the petals. ..."

2. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"Three or 4 corras in a 4-in. pot give attractive bloom in March or later. Grown only indoors or under frames in the N. They are showy and useful plants. ..."

3. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"Dashing means striking—ie showy, ... To cut a dash is to get one's self looked at and talked about for a showy or striking appearance. Cut and Dry. ..."

4. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"Blowen (thieves), originally a showy courtesan, a prostitute, but now used more in the sense of woman, mistress. Tramp it, tramp it, ..."

5. Botany by Geological Survey of California, William Henry Brewer, Sereno Watson, Asa Gray (1876)
"92, t 31. Sea beach at San Diego, and on the islands. Л striking and showy plant In cultivation a short naked awn is rarely produced from each margin of the ..."

6. Botany by Geological Survey of California, William Henry Brewer, Sereno Watson, Asa Gray (1880)
"Gray, Fl. ii. 355 ; Torr. Bot. Мех. Bound. 92, t. 31. Sea beach at San Diego, and on the islands. A striking and showy plant In ..."

7. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"showy dwarf plants for sunny rockwork, in light sandy soil. ... showy marsh plants, adapted for the margins of lakes, streamlets or artificial bogs. ..."

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