showy
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[edit]Audio (Southern England): (file) - (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃəʊ.i/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃoʊ.i/
- Rhymes: -əʊi
- Homophone: showie
Adjective
[edit]showy (comparative showier, superlative showiest)
- (sometimes derogatory) Calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye.
- Making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display.
- showy flowers
- (informal, chiefly of a literary work) Inclined to showing (by conveying an impression so that events are described in the narrative), instead of telling (by explicitly stating facts).
- Antonym: telly
- 2009 May 18, @kimmcgowan, Twitter[3], archived from the original on 2024-07-18:
- story is too, too telly; need at least 3 showy scenes to improve showing:telling ratio
- 2016 February 12, Kelly, “Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo”, in Diva Booknerd[4], archived from the original on 2024-07-18:
- Six of Crows is very telly and little showy. You are constantly getting info dumps and mini-flashbacks to the characters past.
- 2024 July 1, pinkjamie, “Well...”, in BookishFirst[5], archived from the original on 2024-07-18:
- The ending felt rushed to me, and I wish it would have been more showy and less telly.
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making a striking or aesthetically pleasing display
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