- showy adj
- ['ʃəʊɪ]
-ier comp -iest superl vistoso (-a), appariscente
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showy — [adj] flamboyant, flashy classy, dashing, flash, garish, gaudy, glaring, histrionic, jazzy*, loud, luxurious, meretricious, opulent, ornate, ostentatious, overdone, overwrought, peacocky, pompous, pretentious, resplendent, screaming, sensational … New thesaurus
showy — [shō′ē] adj. showier, showiest 1. of striking or attractive appearance 2. attracting attention in a gaudy or flashy way … English World dictionary
showy — adj 1. flamboyant, ornate, elaborate, involved, Music. bravura; fancy, florid, flowery, high wrought; conspicuous, striking, imposing, obvious. 2. ostentatious, fastuous, pretentious, doggy, affected; over wrought, overdone, extreme, frilly, over … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
showy — adj. (showier, showiest) 1 brilliant; gaudy, esp. vulgarly so. 2 striking. Derivatives: showily adv. showiness n … Useful english dictionary
showy — [[t]ʃo͟ʊi[/t]] showier, showiest ADJ GRADED Something that is showy is very noticeable because it is large, colourful, or bright. Since he was color blind, he favored large, showy flowers... They were smart but not showy. Syn: gaudy … English dictionary
showy — show|y [ˈʃəui US ˈʃoui] adj something that is showy is very colourful, big, expensive etc, especially in a way that attracts people s attention ▪ an attractive shrub with showy flowers >showily adv >showiness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
showy — [ˈʃəʊi] adj 1) brightly coloured and attractive a plant with large showy flowers[/ex] 2) big and expensive in a way that seems ugly Syn: ostentatious a showy ring[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
showy — /shoh ee/, adj., showier, showiest. 1. making an imposing display: showy flowers. 2. pompous; ostentatious; gaudy. [1705 15; SHOW + Y1] Syn. 2. loud. See gaudy1, grandiose. Ant. 2. humble. * * * … Universalium
showy — show•y [[t]ˈʃoʊ i[/t]] adj. show•i•er, show•i•est 1) making an imposing display: showy flowers[/ex] 2) pompous; ostentatious; gaudy • Etymology: 1705–15 show′i•ly, adv. show′i•ness, n … From formal English to slang
showy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. conspicuous, colorful; ornate, florid, flashy, gaudy, pretentious, ostentatious, imposing. See color, vulgarity, ostentation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. flashy, glaring, gaudy, flamboyant,… … English dictionary for students
showy — show·y || ʃəʊɪ adj. ostentatious, flamboyant, pompous … English contemporary dictionary
