showfullyadv.
/ˈʃəʊfᵿli/, /ˈʃəʊfl̩i/, U.S. /ˈʃoʊf(ə)li/ rare.
Gaudily, ostentatiously, showily.
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the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > flashiness or gaudiness > [adverb]
flauntingly1584
garishly1593
showfully1613
flashily1736
showily1755
gaudily1764
violently1771
flauntily1830
loudly1849
snazzily1980
glitzily1982
1613 G. Chapman Memorable Maske Inns of Court sig. A3 All showfully garnisht with seueral-hewd fethers.
?1865 Joe Wilson's Tyneside Songs, Ballads & Drolleries 71 Like the man iv a race that get's the last place..He's oft showfully pass'd be the ones that shud cheer.
1983 Register (Orange County, Calif.) 27 May d15/1 The owner showfully does cart service at tables.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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