showyadjective
uk/ˈʃəʊ.i/us/ˈʃoʊ.i/disapprovingattracting a lot of attention by being very colourful or bright, but without any real beauty:
a showy production of a play
Her dress was too showy for such a formal occasion.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off
- bravura
- dressed
- exhibitionist
- flamboyant
- flash sth around
- grandstander
- grandstanding
- hot dog! idiom
- ostentatious
- parade
- play to the gallery idiom
- push
- razzmatazz
- showman
- slut
- streaker
- strut
- swanky
- tarty
- theatre
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showily
adverb uk/ˈʃəʊ.əl.i/us/ˈʃoʊ.əl.i/
showiness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈʃəʊ.i.nəs/us/ˈʃoʊ.i.nəs/