showy
/ˈʃoʊ.i/ adjective C1- Calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye.
- Making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display. · showy flowers
- Inclined to showing (by conveying an impression so that events are described in the narrative), instead of telling (by explicitly stating facts).
Comparative showier · Superlative showiest
From the library
That trick of his of breaking in on his friends’ thoughts with an apropos remark after a quarter of an hour’s silence is really very showy and superficial.
Opposite the door was a showy fireplace, surmounted by a mantelpiece of imitation white marble.
She had large, bright-blue eyes, a brilliant complexion, and a plump showy figure.
Ruby Gillis’s looks are real showy.
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