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adjective(used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
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"a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"adjectivemarked by ostentation but often tasteless
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adjectivesuperficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense
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adjectivedisplaying brilliance and virtuosity
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Definition that contains showy
- viceroy showy American butterfly resembling the monarch but smaller
- flamboyant showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
- snakehead showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple
- topknot showy crest or knot of hair or feathers
- turtlehead showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple
- shawny showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes used as edible greens in southeastern United States
- chelone glabra showy perennial of marshlands of eastern and central North America having waxy lanceolate leaves and flower with lower part creamy white and upper parts pale pink to deep purple
- wood widgeon showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees
- mountain lily showy white-flowered perennial of New Zealand
- siberian wall flower showy erect biennial or short-lived perennial cultivated for its terminal racemes of orange-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Cheiranthus