Definition of SHOWY

showy

Adjective Satellite

  • marked by ostentation but often tasteless
    • "a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"
  • displaying brilliance and virtuosity
  • (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
  • superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense

Adj

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

Adjective

  • Making an ostentatious or elaborate display.

Examples

  • Her choice of a seven-letter word starting with ’Z’ was quite SHOWY.
  • showy flowers

Origin / Etymology

From show (noun) + -y.

Scrabble Score: 14

showy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
showy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
showy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

showy: valid Words With Friends Word