showy
Meanings
Adjective Satellite
- marked by ostentation but often tasteless
- "a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"
- displaying brilliance and virtuosity
- (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
- superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense
Adj
- Calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye.
- Making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display.
- Inclined to showing (by conveying an impression so that events are described in the narrative), instead of telling (by explicitly stating facts).
Origin / Etymology
From show (noun) + -y.
Scrabble Score: 14
showy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordshowy is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
showy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
showy is a valid Words With Friends word