单词 | showy-flowered |
释义 | > as lemmasshowy-flowered C1. Adverbial and parasynthetic, as showy-coloured, showy-dressed, showy-flowered, etc. ΚΠ 1788 A. Hughes Henry & Isabella III. 80 A tall, plain, showy dressed, affected woman. 1865 A. Thomas On Guard II. xix. 239 She, not being a gusty or showy-mannered woman, marked all these fluctuations of feeling very delicately. 1870 H. Macmillan Bible Teachings ix. 186 It is not possessed of showy-coloured flowers; but is distinguished for the grace of its foliage. 1906 Plant World 9 204 The lawn is set about the edge with beds of showy-flowered plants. 2000 A. Plotnik Urban Tree Bk. 367 Such showy-blossomed hardwoods as chestnut and catalpa. < as lemmas |
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