1. Marked by ostentation but often tasteless
   "a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"
   - flamboyant, splashy 
2. Displaying brilliance and virtuosity 
3. (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
   - flashy, gaudy, jazzy, sporty 
4. Superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense
   - glossy

Derived forms: showier, showiest

See also: attractive, colorful [US], colourful [Brit, Cdn], ostentatious, posey [Brit], pretentious, show, showily, showiness, theatrical

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