showish

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English

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Etymology

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From show +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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showish (comparative more showish, superlative most showish)

  1. (archaic) showy; ostentatious
    • 1708, Squire Bickerstaff Detected, John Partridge:
      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.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Earl of Chesterfield to this entry?)

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