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Antonyms for showily


Grammar : Adv
Spell : shoh-uh-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃoʊ ə li



Definition of showily

  • As in loudly : adv audibly
  • As in ostentatiously : adv blatantly
  • As in gaily : adv happily, brightly
Example sentences :
  • He was proud of his strength, and showily fearless in danger.
  • Extract from : « Romany of the Snows » by Gilbert Parker
  • It was a huge, ornate place, showily furnished and glaring with lights.
  • Extract from : « Ashton Kirk, Secret Agent » by John T. McIntyre
  • His sister Hrefna was there also, and was dressed most showily.
  • Extract from : « Laxdla Saga » by Anonymous
  • He is showily dressed, with a vast expanse of cravat and waistcoat.
  • Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Volume V. Issue I » by Various
  • She was neatly but not showily dressed, and wore a little jewellery of a ten-years-back fashion.
  • Extract from : « The Recipe for Diamonds » by Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne
  • As for the sailor, we have perhaps never had so showily dressed a gentleman in our parts.
  • Extract from : « A Holiday in Bed and Other Sketches » by J. M. Barrie
  • His showily arranged mercy captivated the unthinking multitude.
  • Extract from : « Great Ralegh » by Hugh De Selincourt
  • I think that no other Senate House is so shapely as this one, or so richly and showily decorated.
  • Extract from : « The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • He was young, handsome, showily dressed, and beyond question the person of whom Lael had complained.
  • Extract from : « The Prince of India, Volume I » by Lew. Wallace
  • They walked arm-in-arm, showily enough, but without appearing to interchange a syllable.
  • Extract from : « Our Mutual Friend » by Charles Dickens

Synonyms for showily

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