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Shown vs Showy - What's the difference?

shown | showy |

As a verb shown

is past participle of lang=en.

As a proper noun Shown

is {{surname|lang=en}.

As an adjective showy is

calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye.

shown

English

Verb

(head)
  • showy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (sometimes, derogatory) calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye
  • Synonyms
    *

    Hyponyms

    * slutty

    Derived terms

    * showiness