showish

adj

showish

adj

/ˈʃəʊ.ɪʃ/

Etymology From show + -ish.

1

Archaic showy; ostentatious

  • The doctor must needs die rich, he had great dealings in his way for many years; if he had no family coat, you had as good use the escutcheons of the company, they are as showish, and will look as magnificent, as if he was descended from the blood-royal.1708, Squire Bickerstaff Detected, John Partridge:

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