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showy

Pronunciation: /ˈʃəʊ.i/

The English word “showy” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye.
  2. Making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display.
  3. Inclined to showing (by conveying an impression so that events are described in the narrative), instead of telling (by explicitly stating facts).

Etymology

From show (noun) + -y.

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