showy
11showy — [[t]ʃo͟ʊi[/t]] showier, showiest ADJ GRADED Something that is showy is very noticeable because it is large, colourful, or bright. Since he was color blind, he favored large, showy flowers... They were smart but not showy. Syn: gaudy …
12showy — show|y [ˈʃəui US ˈʃoui] adj something that is showy is very colourful, big, expensive etc, especially in a way that attracts people s attention ▪ an attractive shrub with showy flowers >showily adv >showiness n [U] …
13showy — show|y [ ʃoui ] adjective 1. ) brightly colored and attractive: a plant with large showy flowers 2. ) big and expensive in a way that seems ugly: a showy ring …
14showy — adjective something that is showy is very colourful, big, expensive etc, especially in a way that attracts people s attention: a showy car showily adverb showiness noun (U) …
15showy — [ˈʃəʊi] adj 1) brightly coloured and attractive a plant with large showy flowers[/ex] 2) big and expensive in a way that seems ugly Syn: ostentatious a showy ring[/ex] …
16showy — /shoh ee/, adj., showier, showiest. 1. making an imposing display: showy flowers. 2. pompous; ostentatious; gaudy. [1705 15; SHOW + Y1] Syn. 2. loud. See gaudy1, grandiose. Ant. 2. humble. * * * …
17showy — adjective they spared no sequins or feathers in what may be the most showy finale ever seen on this stage Syn: ostentatious, conspicuous, pretentious, flamboyant, gaudy, garish, brash, vulgar, loud, extravagant, fancy, ornate, overelaborate,… …
18showy — show•y [[t]ˈʃoʊ i[/t]] adj. show•i•er, show•i•est 1) making an imposing display: showy flowers[/ex] 2) pompous; ostentatious; gaudy • Etymology: 1705–15 show′i•ly, adv. show′i•ness, n …
19showy — /ˈʃoʊi / (say shohee) adjective (showier, showiest) 1. making an imposing display: showy flowers. 2. ostentatious; gaudy. –showily, adverb –showiness, noun …
20showy lady's-slipper — noun pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lip • Syn: ↑common lady s slipper, ↑showy lady slipper, ↑Cypripedium reginae, ↑Cypripedium album • Hypernyms: ↑lady s slipper, ↑lady slipper, ↑ …
