(Used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display.
Marked by ostentation but often tasteless.
Superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense.
1 They are fond of jewels, the most showy being especially in favor.
2 The covers are emblematic, and the jackets are showy and in colors.
3 You'd like a good, showy proof, and I'd like to offer one.
4 The military display gave a bright and showy appearance to the scene.
5 There was nothing showy or expensive looking but everything simple and good.
6 The woman was showy , handsome in a coarse style, and perfectly presentable.
7 The women of this description generally like a smart and showy exterior.
8 It was a showy move, but it left him with no escape.
9 He did not like the shabby, showy furniture the landlord had selected.
10 She wore clothes fitted to desert environments, practical garments rather than showy .
11 The glow of a more showy life was not lost upon her.
12 As a flower, it is distinct in form, showy , and richly effective.
13 Another was on the Bowery, which he knew contained many showy resorts.
14 They are almost all of them showy , fragmentary, personal, concrete and emotional.
15 Her toilet was richer, and more showy still, than the first time.
16 This is a showy single flower, and very easily and quickly accomplished.
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