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showily

[ shoh-uh-lee ]

/ ˈʃoʊ ə li /

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adverb

in a showy manner.

Origin of showily

First recorded in 1780–90; showy + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM showily

un·show·i·ly, adverb

Words nearby showily

showerproof, showery, showfolk, showgirl, showground, showily, showiness, showing, showjumping, showman, showmanship

Example sentences from the Web for showily

He was young, handsome, showily dressed, and beyond question the person of whom Lael had complained.

The Prince of India, Volume I |Lew. Wallace
She was neatly but not showily dressed, and wore a little jewellery of a ten-years-back fashion.

The Recipe for Diamonds |Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne
The third was in Lowland dress, a bold, stout-looking man, in a showily laced riding-dress and a huge cocked hat.

Red Cap Tales |Samuel Rutherford Crockett
A few of the women will probably carry babies, but the great majority will be young girls, showily dressed.

Women's Wild Oats |C. Gasquoine Hartley

The buzz of voices abated, and a bright-faced little woman, showily dressed, came forward and welcomed them with a marked accent.

The Christian |Hall Caine