Showy: alternatives and connections

Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as, the attractive force of bodies.

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Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as, the attractive force of bodies.

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Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful.

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Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful.

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Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming.

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Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is one's; presuming; assuming.

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Of or pertaining to a theater, or to the scenic representations; resembling the manner of dramatic performers; histrionic; hence, artificial; as, the…

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Of or pertaining to a theater, or to the scenic representations; resembling the manner of dramatic performers; histrionic; hence, artificial; as, the…

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To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the…

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To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the…

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The quality or state of being showy; pompousness; great parade; ostentation.

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The quality or state of being showy; pompousness; great parade; ostentation.

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Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the tracery of windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century) French Gothic style.

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Dazzling for a moment; making a momentary show of brilliancy; transitorily bright.

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Ostentatiously fine; showy; gay, but tawdry or meretricious.

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Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a glossy surface.

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Full of dirty water; wet and muddy, so as be easily splashed about; slushy.

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