showish

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/ˈʃəʊ.ɪʃ/

adjective

showy; ostentatious

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectiveshowish (comparative more showish, superlative most showish)

comparative more showish · superlative most showish

  1. archaicshowy; 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

Origin

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APA

showish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showish

MLA

“showish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “showish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/showish.

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