Definition of showy

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Showy (a.) Making a show; attracting attention; presenting a marked appearance; ostentatious; gay; gaudy.

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Garnish :: Garnish (n.) Something added for embellishment; decoration; ornament; also, dress; garments, especially such as are showy or decorated..
Tawdry :: Tawdry (superl.) Very fine and showy in colors, without taste or elegance; having an excess of showy ornaments without grace; cheap and gaudy; as, a tawdry dress; tawdry feathers; tawdry colors..
Brave :: Brave (v. t.) To adorn; to make fine or showy.
Ipomoea :: Ipomoea (n.) A genus of twining plants with showy monopetalous flowers, including the morning-glory, the sweet potato, and the cypress vine..
Parade :: Parade (v. t.) To exhibit in a showy or ostentatious manner; to show off.
Equipage :: Equipage (n.) A carriage of state or of pleasure with all that accompanies it, as horses, liveried servants, etc., a showy turn-out..
Swell :: Swell (n.) A showy, dashing person; a dandy..
Bona Roba :: Bona roba () A showy wanton; a courtesan.
Canna :: Canna (n.) A genus of tropical plants, with large leaves and often with showy flowers. The Indian shot (C. Indica) is found in gardens of the northern United States..
Margosa :: Margosa (n.) A large tree of genus Melia (M. Azadirachta) found in India. Its bark is bitter, and used as a tonic. A valuable oil is expressed from its seeds, and a tenacious gum exudes from its trunk. The M. Azedarach is a much more showy tree, and is cultivated in the Southern United States, where it is known as Pride of India, Pride of China, or bead tree. Various parts of the tree are considered anthelmintic..
Toadflax :: Toadflax (n.) An herb (Linaria vulgaris) of the Figwort family, having narrow leaves and showy orange and yellow flowers; -- called also butter and eggs, flaxweed, and ramsted..
Water Feather-foil :: Water feather-foil () The water violet (Hottonia palustris); also, the less showy American plant H. inflata..
Trumpery :: Trumpery (n.) Something serving to deceive by false show or pretense; falsehood; deceit; worthless but showy matter; hence, things worn out and of no value; rubbish..
Showy :: Showy (a.) Making a show; attracting attention; presenting a marked appearance; ostentatious; gay; gaudy.
Flashy :: Flashy (a.) Showy; gay; gaudy; as, a flashy dress..
Phlox :: Phlox (n.) A genus of American herbs, having showy red, white, or purple flowers..
Showish :: Showish (a.) Showy; ostentatious.
Tinselly :: Tinselly (adv.) In a showy and cheap manner.
Blood :: Blood (n.) A man of fire or spirit; a fiery spark; a gay, showy man; a rake..
Flash :: Flash (a.) Wearing showy, counterfeit ornaments; vulgarly pretentious; as, flash people; flash men or women; -- applied especially to thieves, gamblers, and prostitutes that dress in a showy way and wear much cheap jewelry..
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