showy
adjective /ˈʃəʊ.i/
/ˈʃoʊ-/ disapprovingDefinition
› attracting a lot of attention by being very colourful or bright, but without any real beauty: a showy production of a play Her dress was too showy for such a formal occasion.Attention-seeking, distracting and showing off showily /-ɪ.li/ adverb showiness /-nəs/ noun [U]
(Definition of showy adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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