showishadj.

Brit.

/ˈʃəʊɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˈʃoʊɪʃ/

Forms: see show n.¹ and -ish suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: show n.¹, -ish suffix¹.

Etymology: < show n.¹ + -ish suffix¹. Compare showy adj.

Now rare.

1. Striking or impressive in appearance; ostentatious; (also) displayed or performed for show; = showy adj. 1.Common in 18th cent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > flashiness or gaudiness > [adjective]

fine1526

garish1545

flaunting1567

gawish1567

taffety1597

showful1607

flaming1609

flaring1610

over-brave1620

showish1675

rantingc1685

gaudy1709

showy1712

tinselled1738

kicky1790

flaunty1796

flashy1801

slangish1813

florid1815

tigerish1831

flash1836

flary1841

loud1850

flashy-looking1852

splurgy1852

cheesy1858

flagrant1858

jingo1859

cheesy1863

orchidaceous1864

flamboyant1879

vociferous1883

voyant1906

grandstanding1908

floozy1911

ritzy1919

like a (or the) dog's dinner1927

plush horse1936

kitsch1953

zazzy1961

pizzazz1969

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > [adjective] > of fine or gay appearance

gay?c1225

jollyc1380

gallantc1420

show-worthy1542

gaud-glorious1555

brave1568

of show1580

gaudy1583

braving1600

cavalier1670

showish1675

showy1712

braw1724

branky1790

viewy1850

cheesy1858

cheesy1863

jazzified1920

jazzed1922

zizzy1966

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > ceremony or formality > [adjective] > merely ceremonial or formal

mummish1563

fashional?1607

showisha1768

1675 J. Dancer in tr. P. Quinault Agrippa Ded. sig. A2^v This Play in it self is not at all calculated to the humour of the present times..; nor is it (to speak Modishly) showish enough.

1710 T. Fuller Pharmacopœia Extemporanea 393 This Age produces a set of idle shallow, shewish Men.

1747 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 3 Apr. (1932) (modernized text) III. 896 A showish binding attracts the eyes.

a1768 T. Secker Serm. Several Subj. (1770) II. 52 The outward Act being a Matter of great Form and Punctuality..they easily persuaded themselves..that a scrupulous Performance of such troublesome and shewish Duties would certainly be sufficient.

1845 Graham's Mag. Apr. 177/2 It was a showish decoration, and aided the effect greatly.

1925 Macleay Chron. (New S. Wales) 14 Oct. 4/6 Her gorgeous dress, with its shimmer of beads and showish colours, must have cost £100 or more.

1979 H. Hunter in N. I. Painter Narr. Hosea Hudson 9 Tom Hudson stood out. He was kind of showish, all right.

2. Characteristic of a show; theatrical, stagy. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > [adjective]

scenical?a1475

theatrical1558

theatral1594

histrionical1599

scenic1623

histrionic1656

thymelical1656

theatric1706

scenary1730

footlight1824

thymelic1849

showish1874

du théâtre1895

stagy1895

1874 Clothier & Hatter 23 Apr. 2/3 I beg leave to enter my protest against such a showish, pantomimish, term.

1977 Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) 2 Nov. 2/1 c The Globetrotters had become more ‘showish’ than serious.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	showish
释义	showishadj. Brit. /ˈʃəʊɪʃ/, U.S. /ˈʃoʊɪʃ/ Forms: see show n.¹ and -ish suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: show n.¹, -ish suffix¹. Etymology: < show n.¹ + -ish suffix¹. Compare showy adj. Now rare. 1. Striking or impressive in appearance; ostentatious; (also) displayed or performed for show; = showy adj. 1.Common in 18th cent. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > flashiness or gaudiness > [adjective] fine1526 garish1545 flaunting1567 gawish1567 taffety1597 showful1607 flaming1609 flaring1610 over-brave1620 showish1675 rantingc1685 gaudy1709 showy1712 tinselled1738 kicky1790 flaunty1796 flashy1801 slangish1813 florid1815 tigerish1831 flash1836 flary1841 loud1850 flashy-looking1852 splurgy1852 cheesy1858 flagrant1858 jingo1859 cheesy1863 orchidaceous1864 flamboyant1879 vociferous1883 voyant1906 grandstanding1908 floozy1911 ritzy1919 like a (or the) dog's dinner1927 plush horse1936 kitsch1953 zazzy1961 pizzazz1969 the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > splendour > [adjective] > of fine or gay appearance gay?c1225 jollyc1380 gallantc1420 show-worthy1542 gaud-glorious1555 brave1568 of show1580 gaudy1583 braving1600 cavalier1670 showish1675 showy1712 braw1724 branky1790 viewy1850 cheesy1858 cheesy1863 jazzified1920 jazzed1922 zizzy1966 the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > ceremony or formality > [adjective] > merely ceremonial or formal mummish1563 fashional?1607 showisha1768 1675 J. Dancer in tr. P. Quinault Agrippa Ded. sig. A2^v This Play in it self is not at all calculated to the humour of the present times..; nor is it (to speak Modishly) showish enough. 1710 T. Fuller Pharmacopœia Extemporanea 393 This Age produces a set of idle shallow, shewish Men. 1747 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 3 Apr. (1932) (modernized text) III. 896 A showish binding attracts the eyes. a1768 T. Secker Serm. Several Subj. (1770) II. 52 The outward Act being a Matter of great Form and Punctuality..they easily persuaded themselves..that a scrupulous Performance of such troublesome and shewish Duties would certainly be sufficient. 1845 Graham's Mag. Apr. 177/2 It was a showish decoration, and aided the effect greatly. 1925 Macleay Chron. (New S. Wales) 14 Oct. 4/6 Her gorgeous dress, with its shimmer of beads and showish colours, must have cost £100 or more. 1979 H. Hunter in N. I. Painter Narr. Hosea Hudson 9 Tom Hudson stood out. He was kind of showish, all right. 2. Characteristic of a show; theatrical, stagy. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > [adjective] scenical?a1475 theatrical1558 theatral1594 histrionical1599 scenic1623 histrionic1656 thymelical1656 theatric1706 scenary1730 footlight1824 thymelic1849 showish1874 du théâtre1895 stagy1895 1874 Clothier & Hatter 23 Apr. 2/3 I beg leave to enter my protest against such a showish, pantomimish, term. 1977 Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio) 2 Nov. 2/1 c The Globetrotters had become more ‘showish’ than serious. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1675
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