adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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She wore a lot of cheap, showy jewelry.
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The species is distinguished by its showy white flowers.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He is gorgeous, not strong, but showy .
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I see her again, very straight, dressed in light colors, not at all showy .
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Some bowerbirds are bright and showy , but others are drab and excite their females with elaborate shelters instead.
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Then they returned to their showy vehicles and went racing away with squealing tyres.
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Though hardly a showy plant, its needle-thin blades look almost silver, especially when covered by a film of dew.
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Winningham delivers Oscar-caliber work, too, in the less showy but equally complex and demanding title role.