viewy

American  

[vyoo-ee] / ˈvyu i /

adjective

viewier, viewiest

1. having impractical views; speculative; visionary.

2. eye-catching; showy.

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viewy British  

/ ˈvjuːɪ /

adjective

1. having fanciful opinions or ideas; visionary

2. characterized by ostentation; showy

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• viewiness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of viewy

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

Example Sentences

After this, for those who are going to write at all, comes the "viewy" stage, and this is full of interest.

From The Education of Catholic Girls by Stuart, Janet Erskine

Some fine speech you were pondering, some knotty question, some viewy doctrine—not to be idle for a moment, to be making progress in philosophy, even on your way to the schools.

From Marius the Epicurean — Volume 2 by Pater, Walter

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

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

That is, he was "viewy," in a bad sense of the word.

From Loss and Gain The Story of a Convert by Newman, John Henry

Circumstances had enabled him to frequent a few studios, and his first letter to me from that city had been rather technical and "viewy."

From On the Stairs by Fuller, Henry Blake