showily
Americanadverb
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They’re expressive of their times without being showily edgy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
In this case, Buckley is cold on the lesser of the two watches, and showily unimpressed when Albert drops his price by $500: “Gee, thanks, boy, a whole $500,” he carps.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
But I'm not so sure that the main avenue that the protest has taken — people showily unsubscribing from Spotify — is really about that, especially since this boycott is unlikely to work.
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2022
On March 13, during the press conference at which he declared the pandemic a national emergency, he showily shook the hands of several CEOS, defying health experts’ guidance to avoid handshakes.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2020
Evan guffawed showily and said, “Dude...” into a closed fist that he held in front of his mouth.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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