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Antonyms for showy


Grammar : Adj
Spell : shoh-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃoʊ i



Definition of showy

Origin :
  • 1712, from show (n.) + -y (2). Related: Showiness; showiness. Originally in a positive sense.
  • adj flamboyant, flashy
Example sentences :
  • Pretty, odd and showy, but by no means as superb a flower as some of the others.
  • Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various
  • It was a cheap lot, cheap and showy, and it fetched jolly little.
  • Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • It was flamboyant and showy; cheap, and tawdrily pretentious.
  • Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Flowers irregular, showy, in large panicles; blooming in June.
  • Extract from : « Trees of the Northern United States » by Austin C. Apgar
  • Often cultivated for the showy clusters of berries in autumn.
  • Extract from : « Trees of the Northern United States » by Austin C. Apgar
  • Flowers large, showy, 5-parted (Hollyhock-shaped), in late summer.
  • Extract from : « Trees of the Northern United States » by Austin C. Apgar
  • The whole family offered a spectacle of gay and showy magnificence.
  • Extract from : « Mayflower (Flor de mayo) » by Vicente Blasco Ibez
  • There is always some one ready to exercise your horses, if they happen to be showy ones.
  • Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath
  • The military seldom patronized it, because it was not showy enough.
  • Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath
  • Alexander was quick-witted, talented, and showy, if I may use so barbarous a word.
  • Extract from : « Paul Patoff » by F. Marion Crawford

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