[showy] adj show.i.er ; -est (1712) 1: making an attractive show: striking "a ~ orchid"
2: given to or marked by a flashy often tasteless display -- show.i.ly adv -- show.i.ness n syn showy, pretentious, ostentatious mean given to excessive outward display. showy implies an imposing or striking appearance but usu. suggests cheapness or poor taste "the performers' showy costumes". pretentious implies an appearance of importance not justified by the thing's value or the person's standing "a pretentious parade of hard words". ostentatious stresses vainglorious display or parade "the ostentatious summer homes of the rich".