Shewey
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Obsolete form of showy. alt-of, obsolete
"She was a very ſhewey, good-looking woman: ſhe had been, probably, reckoned handſome in the days of her youth: they certainly, by the effort ſhe made to ſet off her face and figure to the greateſt advantage, thoroughly convinced the moſt careleſs ſpectator formarum, that ſhe had not given up, in her own mind, all pretenſions to admiration."
Example
More examples"She was a very ſhewey, good-looking woman: ſhe had been, probably, reckoned handſome in the days of her youth: they certainly, by the effort ſhe made to ſet off her face and figure to the greateſt advantage, thoroughly convinced the moſt careleſs ſpectator formarum, that ſhe had not given up, in her own mind, all pretenſions to admiration."
Etymology
From shew + -ey.
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