showy

[US]/ˈʃəʊi/
[UK]/ˈʃoʊi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. flashy; eye-catching; ostentatious

Example Sentences

a showy violin solo.

a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet

a cheap, showy rhinestone bracelet;

Her dress was too showy for such a formal occasion.

he is a little too showy for my liking.

she wore a great deal of showy costume jewellery.

any plant of the genus Gazania valued for their showy daisy flowers.

The flowers with showy colour is put aptly on tea table, moonish season, orchid;

genus of North American plants with showy pealike flowers and an inflated pod.

evergreen woody twiner with large glossy leaves and showy corymbs of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers.

An annual plant(Nemophila menziesii) , native to California and having showy flowers that typically are bright blue with white centers.

4. any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries.

An evergreen, tendril-bearing woody vine(Bignonia capreolata), native chiefly to the southeast United States and having showy red-orange, trumpet-shaped flowers.

8. An evergreen, tendril-bearing woody vine(Bignonia capreolata), native chiefly to the southeast United States and having showy red-orange, trumpet-shaped flowers.

Any of various perennial herbs of the genus Dicentra, especially the Old World D. spectabilis, having arching clusters of showy, pink to red or sometimes white, heart-shaped flowers.

A bulbous plant(Zephyranthes atamasco) of the southeast United States, having a showy, solitary, white to pinkish flower on a long stalk.

She was getting dressed up in the real New York City guinzo style that he hated. A silk flowered-pattern dress with belt, showy bracelet and earrings, flouncy sleeves.

Any of various Mediterranean shrubs of the genus Cytisus in the pea family, especially C. Scoparius, having mostly compound leaves with three leaflets and showy, usually bright yellow flowers.

Real-world Examples

She shouldn't try to be showy.

Source: Selected Modern Chinese Essays 1

And Mr Monti could prove a good foil for the slick, showy tycoon.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

But strangely, people who are described as wallflowers are not showy.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

Everywhere showy displays of electric lights made known the Golden Jubilee.

Source: American Elementary School English 6

In nature, wallflowers may be " showy" – or have a very noticeable appearance.

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

Like every sort of bizarre, rarely used, but very showy and sort of fun maneuver.

Source: Connection Magazine

She says that in some cases the showy splashes of light are a sexual strategy.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American January 2019 Collection

Bobwhite in Springtime Bobwhite was not a showy bird, although his suit was neat and quite jaunty.

Source: American Elementary School English 6

I grew up the daughter of a local vicar. And I know I'm not a showy politician.

Source: NPR News July 2016 Compilation

It doesn't have to be, you know, joining a huge commission or something that's big and showy.

Source: Rachel's Classroom: 30-Day Check-in with 105 Words (Including Translations)

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