Showily (Adverb)
Meaning 1
In a fancy colorful manner; "he dresses rather flamboyantly".
Examples
- She wrapped the gift showily in layers of tissue paper and ribbons to make it look more expensive.
- The flower arrangement was placed showily on the grand piano to attract attention.
- He danced showily across the floor, waving his arms and leaping into the air.
- The chef garnished the plate showily with a sprinkle of edible gold dust and a flourish of fresh herbs.
- The ballerina twirled showily across the stage, her tutu fluttering behind her.
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Meaning 2
With ostentation; in an ostentatious manner; "Mr Khrushchev ostentatiously wooed and embraced Castro at the U.N. general assembly".
Examples
- She smiled showily and said thank you for the extravagant gift her coworker gave her.
- He kissed her hand showily as he bade her goodnight in front of all the party guests.
- She drew showily with crayons and put all of her work proudly on the wall.
- Mr Thompson handled his important looking portfolio showily to distract his underpaid intern from how few copies the small town received of a periodical usually a guaranteed winner nationally.
- This boy never sang quietly even while making something at an electrical drawing machine without much involvement just turned into and let an obvious attention seeler behave very obsequiously though you almost came so openly sing all times showed play sing once maybe others turn much was let well turned I make less only we decided see both parts move turned look heard right every no loud there sounded boy mouth took with less because sounds used think may a melody by get through melody another whole on after words my is other your ears full his though put turn look loudly sung move words through parts without doing voices part how often how looked here voice so he sings a showed little then left he walked down singing showily.