adv
Meaning 1
In a showy manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
showily
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adverb
Meaning 2
in a fancy colorful manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he dresses rather flamboyantly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: flamboyantly, flashily
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
with ostentation; in an ostentatious manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Mr Khrushchev ostentatiously wooed and embraced Castro at the U.N. general assembly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ostentatiously
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English showy Middle English -ly English -ly English showily From showy + -ly.