peacock
noun
the male of the peafowl distinguished by its long, erectile, greenish, iridescent tail coverts that are brilliantly marked with ocellated spots and that can be spread in a fan.
peacockish
-
a word derived from
peacock.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
They are rehearsing a short Tennessee Williams play whose feverishness reflects Eduardo’s approach to life — swashbuckling, peacockish, omnivorous.
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2023
Dipset has always preferred flamboyance, and Cam’ron is perhaps the most peacockish rapper ever to emerge from New York.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2021
They didn’t possess his blend of peacockish flamboyance and vicious invective; the sense that he has plucked his personal style from a low-rent mafia flick.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 14, 2018
Restraint is not a Louboutin hallmark, and so I’d brought my most peacockish friend — we’ll call him Hugh — in hopes of finding simpatico moments of flash.
From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2012
But for Paul DelVecchio, the peacockish housemate otherwise known as Pauly D, the party is just getting started.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2012
