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showy

Making a show; attracting attention; presenting a marked appearance; ostentatious; gay; gaudy. A present of everything that was rich and showy. (Addison)

Synonym: Splendid, gay, gaudy, gorgeous, fine, magnificent, grand, stately, sumptuous, pompous.

Origin: Compar. Showier; superl. Showiest.