showy
adjective
making an imposing display.
showier
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comparativeof showy.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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And she does it with such subtle grace and tenderness that she almost steals the movie from her showier co-stars.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2025
Yes: Alcaraz is the faster, showier player, capable of mad sprints to pull out improbable winners, but Sinner’s developed real range.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2025
What appealed to you about playing Ray who is rather passive, rather than say, the showier role of Skip?
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2024
However, Stone has the showier role as Poor Things' charming protagonist Bella Baxter, while Gladstone's dignified and resilient Molly Kyle in Flower Moon is a more understated part that enjoys considerably less screen time.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2024
People are discontented, it would seem, with the White House, and talk of replacing it with a larger and showier edifice.
From America To-day, Observations and Reflections by William Archer
