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.

 

© Webster 1913.

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