showily
Americanadverb
Other Word Forms
- unshowily adverb
Etymology
Origin of showily
Example Sentences
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Attorney General Pam Bondi showily gave them binders of "Epstein files," which proved to be just the already public information, because there isn't any more.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025
He was replaced by Mike Pompeo, whom Trump showily turned down for a job in the coming administration.
From Slate • Jan. 20, 2025
It also allows Miller to give the kind of showily effective double-trouble performance that, whatever you think of it, resists the generally flattening, blandifying effects of the superhero template.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2023
She didn’t showily “act” the arias, but subtle shifts of her face and attitude conveyed a sense of character.
From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2022
As Cicero explains showily, he himself hesitates to directly order the banishment—because then, he says, not only would he appear cruel and tyrannical but Catiline’s coconspirators would still fester in the heart of the city.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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