showily
adverb
in a showy manner.
unshowily
-
a word derived from
showily.
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.
As for Reyes’ authorial output, she compares him to the late Chicago film critic Roger Ebert, who fashioned a Pulitzer Prize-winning style that was unshowily erudite and went down smooth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2023
Baryshnikov, possessed of such expressive grace, conveys all of this unshowily.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2023
Rondeau ornamented it so elaborately — though, still, so unshowily — that it felt like yet another variation.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
What London eats, the series has unshowily told us, tells us a lot about who London is, and how it is changing.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 6, 2012
Common Law, with its storylines moving forward in broad strokes and an airiness in its exposition,does not demand too much of you or of anyone, beyond its own efficient technicians and unshowily inventive actors.
From Slate ● May 11, 2012
