Definitions for: Showy


[adj] (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
[adj] marked by extravagant display
[adj] elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech"
[adj] marked by conspicuous display; "a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"; "a splashy half-page ad"



Webster (1913) Definition: Show"y, a. [Compar. Showier; superl. Showiest.]
Making a show; attracting attention; presenting a marked
appearance; ostentatious; gay; gaudy.

A present of everything that was rich and showy.
--Addison.

Syn: Splendid; gay; gaudy; gorgeous; fine; magnificent;
grand; stately; sumptuous; pompous.

Synonyms: aureate, colorful, fancy, flamboyant, flashy, florid, gaudy, jazzy, ostentatious, pretentious, splashy, sporty, theatrical

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