That is, inherently if not showily, anti-establishment. From Wordnik.com. [Breaking Up Is Hard to Do] Reference
He is showily dressed, with a vast expanse of cravat and waistcoat. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 1, January, 1864] Reference
Why did McCain arrive showily, as if he was the man to close the deal. From Wordnik.com. [Does McCain now wish he'd taken the Obama-style low-profile approach to the bailout?] Reference
She dresses suitably, richly if occasion demand it, but never showily. From Wordnik.com. [Stray Thoughts for Girls] Reference
“Oh, Dante, is it?” said Laura showily — she had once heard the name. From Wordnik.com. [The Getting of Wisdom] Reference
She was showily dressed, and her many pieces of jewelry made Arabella stare. From Wordnik.com. [Dorothy Dainty's Gay Times] Reference
She herself stretched, preening showily to demonstrate she did not fear him. From Wordnik.com. [Ship Of Magic]
If he listened to her, he would tip his presidential lightning-rod more showily. From Wordnik.com. [The Henchman] Reference
(Costume designer Reggie Ray has a field day with Pauletta's showily chic outfits.). From Wordnik.com. [Theater review of 'Sanctified' at the Lincoln Theatre] Reference
Throughout the speech the president gestured showily, distractingly, with his hands. From Wordnik.com. [A Snakebit President] Reference
Four feet away, Rich Seubert showily circled his arms around an imagined Mr. Andrews. From Wordnik.com. [Even Reshuffled, Giants] Reference
At their age, they dress more showily than grown-up women who really know about clothes. From Wordnik.com. [Within a Budding Grove] Reference
They walked arm-in-arm, showily enough, but without appearing to interchange a syllable. From Wordnik.com. [Our Mutual Friend] Reference
The 'Doctor,' a large, dark man, very showily dressed, complied, and spoke as follows. From Wordnik.com. [City Crimes or Life in New York and Boston] Reference
Feeling the strain of that 1-year time limit imposed — showily imposed — on Guantanamo. From Wordnik.com. [Feeling the strain of that 1-year time limit imposed — showily imposed — on Guantanamo.] Reference
Why did McCain arrive showily, as if he was the man to close the deal, and then not do anything?. From Wordnik.com. [Does McCain now wish he'd taken the Obama-style low-profile approach to the bailout?] Reference
"Why did McCain arrive showily, as if he was the man to close the deal, and then not do anything?". From Wordnik.com. [Does McCain now wish he'd taken the Obama-style low-profile approach to the bailout?] Reference
Althouse: Feeling the strain of that 1-year time limit imposed — showily imposed — on Guantanamo. From Wordnik.com. [Feeling the strain of that 1-year time limit imposed — showily imposed — on Guantanamo.] Reference
After the meal, Madam Ma made a point of showily detouring around Rose, who was playing on the floor. From Wordnik.com. [Beard] Reference
When one shopper was told she couldn't return a bag of granola, she showily dumped its contents on the floor. From Wordnik.com. [McCain Calls the Dems' Bluff] Reference
Behind it, are two showily – dressed damsels with large necklaces, dispensing the spirits and ‘compounds.’. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches by Boz] Reference
The third was in Lowland dress, a bold, stout-looking man, in a showily laced riding-dress and a huge cocked hat. From Wordnik.com. [Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North] Reference
In spite of her profession, she was a quiet girl, not showily dressed, and it seems she never went with the customers. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret and the Informer]
He instructed her to showily stand up and leave the classroom when the Pledge of Allegiance was being said each morning. From Wordnik.com. [Religion] Reference
The latter are as well, as commodiously and even showily, lodged as the former can be, and the properties are as good. '. From Wordnik.com. [The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886] Reference
It trivializes his alleged crimes to showily spew inane jargon, especially when nothing else is included in the presentation. From Wordnik.com. [Jeff Norman: Confronting Rumsfeld] Reference
A tall, handsome man, handed out a rather pretty and very showily-dressed little woman; and Ashburner recognized Gerard Ludlow. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851] Reference
And, dear Ann, the reason for the "showily imposed" deadline was to begin work on restoring America's good name around the world. From Wordnik.com. [Feeling the strain of that 1-year time limit imposed — showily imposed — on Guantanamo.] Reference
There was no reply for a few moments; then one of the embryo planters, speaking to a showily-dressed young man near him, remarked. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol 2, No 6, December 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
The golden mean is to be armed usefully, but not showily; and, above all things, to be very discreet in the production of weapons. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847] Reference
The vanity of Mrs. Hurstwood caused her to keep her person rather showily arrayed, but to Hurstwood this was much better than plainness. From Wordnik.com. [Sister Carrie] Reference
Ahead of them, a woman warmly and showily dressed was sauntering along. From Wordnik.com. [Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise] Reference
The old pictures had given place to showily-framed daubs of the most popular school. From Wordnik.com. [Born in Exile] Reference
And under cover of the little good you were showily doing, how much mischief they'd do!. From Wordnik.com. [The Conflict] Reference
On the blue cloth of the middle table were four showily-bound volumes, arranged symmetrically. From Wordnik.com. [Demos] Reference
It was showily, not tastefully, furnished, and the same might be said of his wife and daughters. From Wordnik.com. [Home Lights and Shadows] Reference
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