Antonyms for showily
Grammar : Adv |
Spell : shoh-uh-lee |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈʃoʊ ə li |
Definition of showily
- As in loudly : adv audibly
- As in ostentatiously : adv blatantly
- As in gaily : adv happily, brightly
- He was proud of his strength, and showily fearless in danger.
- Extract from : « Romany of the Snows » by Gilbert Parker
- It was a huge, ornate place, showily furnished and glaring with lights.
- Extract from : « Ashton Kirk, Secret Agent » by John T. McIntyre
- His sister Hrefna was there also, and was dressed most showily.
- Extract from : « Laxdla Saga » by Anonymous
- He is showily dressed, with a vast expanse of cravat and waistcoat.
- Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Volume V. Issue I » by Various
- She was neatly but not showily dressed, and wore a little jewellery of a ten-years-back fashion.
- Extract from : « The Recipe for Diamonds » by Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne
- As for the sailor, we have perhaps never had so showily dressed a gentleman in our parts.
- Extract from : « A Holiday in Bed and Other Sketches » by J. M. Barrie
- His showily arranged mercy captivated the unthinking multitude.
- Extract from : « Great Ralegh » by Hugh De Selincourt
- I think that no other Senate House is so shapely as this one, or so richly and showily decorated.
- Extract from : « The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
- He was young, handsome, showily dressed, and beyond question the person of whom Lael had complained.
- Extract from : « The Prince of India, Volume I » by Lew. Wallace
- They walked arm-in-arm, showily enough, but without appearing to interchange a syllable.
- Extract from : « Our Mutual Friend » by Charles Dickens
Synonyms for showily
- aloud
- articulately
- blatantly
- blithely
- boorishly
- brilliantly
- cheaply
- cheerfully
- colorfully
- conspicuously
- crashingly
- deafeningly
- ear-splittingly
- egotistically
- emphatically
- flamboyantly
- flashily
- fully
- garishly
- gaudily
- gleefully
- glowingly
- joyfully
- laughingly
- lightheartedly
- merrily
- noisily
- obstreperously
- obtrusively
- ostentatiously
- piercingly
- pompously
- powerfully
- pretentiously
- proudly
- resonantly
- resounding
- ringingly
- rudely
- showily
- shrilly
- sparklingly
- spiritedly
- splendidly
- tastelessly
- tawdrily
- theatrically
- thunderingly
- uproariously
- vehemently
- vivaciously
- vociferously
- vulgarly
- with élan
- with spirit
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