Pedantry is the showy display of knowledge. From LearnThat.org. [Charles Caleb Colton (1780-1832), English sportsman and writer.]
Its flowers are used in showy tropical arrangements. From Wordnik.com. [Coffee, swamp lily and heliconia: ornamental plants and flowers of tropical Mexico] Reference
But sometimes she was just a kind of showy personality. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 1, 2003] Reference
I mean, not in a kind of showy way, but you know he knows what he's doing. From Wordnik.com. ['S Wonderful, 'S Mervelous!] Reference
"Miss Dayton dresses richly, but I should not say that 'showy' was a fitting word to apply to her refined taste.". From Wordnik.com. [Randy and Her Friends] Reference
Or at least driven under the radar by the kind of showy construction where creativity and cost are terminally confused. From Wordnik.com. [Breaking All the Rules With New York's Public-Building Design] Reference
It isn't generally seen by the human eye and admired, yet it is the part the upholds all the "showy" bits we do present to the world. From Wordnik.com. ["The Mummy Thing"] Reference
So I searched for (and found) a covering that was less 'showy'. From Wordnik.com. [The Anchoress] Reference
But she took it and pinned it at her neck, having suddenly remembered that word 'showy'!. From Wordnik.com. [The Forsyte Saga - Complete] Reference
Using the term "showy" to describe its summer flowering is like saying Monet knew his way around a canvas. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference
Designers brought in the 'showy' factor into menswear, notably Rei Kawakubo, Jean Paul Gautier and John Galliano, among others. From Wordnik.com. Reference
(It helps that her competition is weak, but this is the kind of showy, high-impact turn that would lead the field in most years.). From Wordnik.com. [In Contention] Reference
Israeli think tanks now adopt the aesthetic of prestige that marks their American counterparts with features such as showy conferences. From Wordnik.com. [Writings from the Middle East Forum and Middle East Quarterly.] Reference
The Drums here are not as 'showy' as they are elsewhere on the record; holding a steady yet powerful backbeat for the majority of the song. From Wordnik.com. [Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website] Reference
"showy" house in the vicinity of Mayfair; he had, the world said, made an excellent match. From Wordnik.com. [Turns of Fortune And Other Tales] Reference
Bishop's Cap, Dutchman's breeches, and showy orchis. From Wordnik.com. [Pros and Cons of Wildflower Collection] Reference
That may be more attention than even the showy Miranda wants. From Wordnik.com. [Numero Uno Of The Cartolas] Reference
But these are far more than showy stamps in a sonic passport. From Wordnik.com. [M.I.A.: Back in Action with 'Kala'] Reference
No longer must chandeliers be stodgy, showy or crystal-studded. From Wordnik.com. [Leading Lights] Reference
It's less glamorous than downhill, less showy than snowboarding. From Wordnik.com. [Fitness: Skip The Lift Lines] Reference
Braxton isn't an overly showy singer like some of her soul mates. From Wordnik.com. [Ms. Lonelyhearts] Reference
For Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart, he preferred practical over showy. From Wordnik.com. [Cars as status symbols] Reference
No longer are chandeliers necessarily stodgy, showy and crystal-studded. From Wordnik.com. [Growing Lights] Reference
He'd also been showy, with a stallion-like swagger, and now this was gone. From Wordnik.com. [Dog Horse Man] Reference
Eastwood is never showy, but his laconic simplicity has never been so sly. From Wordnik.com. [Go Ahead, Take My Prez] Reference
Koh believes in the slow and reasoned evolution of the law, not showy prosecutions. From Wordnik.com. [The Long Arm of the Law] Reference
The Clinton administration was later mocked for this showy but meaningless response. From Wordnik.com. [The Road To September 11] Reference
Two years after a showy retirement at Madison Square Garden, he's put out a new album. From Wordnik.com. [Jay-Z's Return with 'Kingdom Come' Spotty] Reference
People are looking for exteriors with a tailored effect that isn't too over-the-top showy. From Wordnik.com. [10 Questions for . . . Sarah Susanka, Architect] Reference
No one should have things forced on them by reformers for showy or confrontational reasons. From Wordnik.com. [Sex And The Church: A Case For Change] Reference
No heavy stones holding it down, announcing to the world, in a showy burst, that I was linked. From Wordnik.com. [No One Is Safe] Reference
Lawmakers strutted around the Capitol after the showy Enron hearings, promising to strengthen 401 (k) s. From Wordnik.com. [Burned!] Reference
He rubbed some rivals the wrong way by small showy acts, like writing letters on his father's State Department stationery. From Wordnik.com. [THE SOLITARY SOLDIER] Reference
Some critics say that Fajardo's approach is mere symbolism, showy grandstanding that does little to help the city's poorest. From Wordnik.com. [Colombia’s City On A Hill] Reference
But rather than humiliate the man with a showy arrest next to the stalls, Karsnia wrote in his police report that he quietly led him away. From Wordnik.com. [Talk To The Hand] Reference
Feinmel said Kelley had no regular employment and there was little that could be described as showy about his lifestyle. From Wordnik.com. [News for Richmond Times-Dispatch] Reference
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