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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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Other 51Թ Forms

  • unshowy adjective
  • ˈǷɾԱ noun
  • ˈǷɾ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of showy1

First recorded in 1705–15; show + -y 1
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There are a lot of showy moments, but one of the best comes shortly after the two characters meet when Jamie lets out a yawn.

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Also known as apricot mallow, this showy shrub has bowl-shaped flowers popular with pollinators and it’s available with white, lavender and deep reddish-orange blooms.

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Even people with MAGA-decimated cognitive abilities can grasp that the opposite is true and that no one offers such a showy present without expecting something unpleasant in return.

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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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