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Adjective: showy (showier,showiest)  show-ee
  1. Marked by ostentation but often tasteless
    "a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet";
    - flamboyant, splashy
     
  2. Displaying brilliance and virtuosity
    "The pianist gave a showy performance of the difficult concerto"
     
  3. (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
    "The showy peacock spread its tail feathers";
    - flashy, gaudy, jazzy, sporty
     
  4. Superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense
    "a showy TV series";
    - glossy

Derived forms: showiest, showier

See also: attractive, colorful [US], colourful [Brit, Cdn], ostentatious, posey [Brit, informal], pretentious, theatric, theatrical