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showy

[ shoh-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, show·i·er, show·i·est.

showy

/ ˈʃəʊɪ /

Origin of showy¹

First recorded in 1705–15; show + -y ¹

But that category is full of showy performances, and George is not the showboating role in that play.

The showy accoutrements of state power have replaced the vestments of resistance.

Oh, and I had a traditionally showy headdress out of the same fabric.

The category gives actors the chance to do showy, attention-grabbing work, stepping into ready-made characters.

It is an archetypal Leigh Fermor anecdote: beautifully written, fabulously romantic and just a little showy.

Among these showy and high-bred soldiers, the hours passed delightfully.

The leaf is small and light green, and it is quite (p. 384) a showy plant when in blossom.

It is to genuine politeness and good breeding, what the showy paste is to the pure diamond.

The flowers do not have the showy colored bracts which forms so prominent a feature in those of many other plants.

There is a showy boot shop now where the Business College used to be; the new place is in Kingsway.

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