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Showy vs Dashy - What's the difference?

showy | dashy |

As adjectives the difference between showy and dashy

is that showy is calling attention; flashy; standing out to the eye while dashy is calculated to arrest attention; ostentatiously fashionable; showy.

showy

English

Adjective

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

    Hyponyms

    * slutty

    Derived terms

    * showiness

    dashy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (colloquial, dated) Calculated to arrest attention; ostentatiously fashionable; showy.

    • Related terms

    * dashing