Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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showy | No | Yes | No | No |
glossy | Yes | Yes | No | No |
showy (noun) | glossy (noun) |
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a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper | |
a magazine printed on good quality paper |
showy (adjective) | glossy (adjective) |
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superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense | superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense |
(used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display | reflecting light |
marked by ostentation but often tasteless | (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and shiny especially by pressing between rollers |
displaying brilliance and virtuosity | based on pretense; deceptively pleasing |