Bright or lively-looking, esp. in colour; brilliant, showy.

Bright or gay in appearance; brilliant, showy, splendid. Obsolete.

Gorgeous or showy in appearance, finely-dressed, smart. archaic.

(originally) deserving of display; fine or splendid in appearance; (later) of sufficient quality to be in a show, exhibition, etc.

very showy.

Finely-dressed; = Sc. braw, adj. n.; splendid, showy, grand, fine, handsome. (Rare in 18th cent.; in 19th cent. apparently a literary revival, or…

of show: (as postmodifying phrase) suited for display; fine, splendid; (sometimes) spec. suited for display rather than use; merely decorative.

Brilliantly fine or gay, highly ornate, showy. Now chiefly in disparaging sense: Excessively or glaringly showy, tastelessly gay or fine.

Showy, resplendent; high-sounding, stately.

Of things: Fine, ‘brave’, ‘gallant’. Obsolete.

Striking or impressive in appearance; ostentatious; (also) displayed or performed for show; = showy, adj. 1.

Striking or impressive in appearance. Later esp.: visually striking in an ostentatious or pretentious way, esp. in being excessively bright, large…

= brave, adj. 2; finely-dressed; splendid, showy.

Showy, gaudy.

Originally slang. Pleasant or attractive in appearance; showy.

Ostentatious or showy.

colloquial. Inferior, second-rate; bad, nasty. Now somewhat rare.

That has been made to resemble jazz; that has been made jazzy (in various senses). Cf. jazzify, v.

In extended use. Frequently with up. Of a thing: enlivened; made more interesting, exciting, or vibrant.

Vibrant, lively, energetic. Cf. zizz, n. 2. Now chiefly British.