viewy

[vyoo-ee]

adjective

viewier, viewiest 

1. having impractical views; speculative; visionary.

2. eye-catching; showy.

viewy

/ ˈvjuːɪ /

adjective

1. having fanciful opinions or ideas; visionary

2. characterized by ostentation; showy

Other Word Forms

• viewiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of viewy¹

First recorded in 1840–50; view + -y ¹

Example Sentences

View′er; View′-halloo′, the huntsman's cry when the fox breaks cover; View′iness, character of being viewy or visionary.—adj.

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"She is simply one of these 'viewy' women, then?"

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The Saint's Tragedy is a little "viewy" and fluent.

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Pitt therefore based his hopes on the statesmanlike policy of the Czar, who in that month despatched to London one of his confidants, a clever but viewy young man, of frank and engaging manners, Count Novossiltzoff.

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It may be as well to state more distinctly what a "view" is, what it is to be "viewy," and what is the state of those who have no "views."

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