Definitions

showily

[shoh-uh-lee] / ˈʃoʊ ə li /

ADVERB

gaily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brilliantly cheerfully colorfully flamboyantly gleefully joyfully merrily splendidly

WEAK

blithely flashily glowingly laughingly lightheartedly sparklingly spiritedly vivaciously with spirit with élan

Antonyms

WEAK

sadly solemnly unhappily

ADVERB

loudly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aloud emphatically noisily powerfully vehemently vociferously

STRONG

obstreperously

WEAK

articulately blatantly boorishly cheaply conspicuously crashingly deafeningly ear-splittingly fully garishly gaudily obtrusively ostentatiously piercingly resonantly resounding ringingly rudely shrilly tastelessly tawdrily theatrically thunderingly uproariously vulgarly

Antonyms

WEAK

inaudibly quietly silently

ADVERB

ostentatiously

Synonyms

WEAK

egotistically pompously pretentiously proudly

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Showily dressed, with a large black felt mushroom hat and heavy pearl pendants in her ears, she talked with affected languor and used a gold lorgnon.

From By Right of Conquest A Novel by Hornblow, Arthur

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