Showily
121make play with — phrasal 1. : use vigorously or effectively making play with political issues in comedy 2. : to act brilliantly or showily in using : make an effect with makes great play with fashionable critical terms …
122prankingly — adverb : in a pranking manner : showily, ostentatiously …
123tellina — tə̇ˈlīnə, lēnə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek tellinē, a shellfish 1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Tellinidae) of marine bivalve mollusks having the siphons long and separate, the foot and labial palpi very large, and the… …
124whizzer — ˈhwizə(r) also ˈwi noun ( s) 1. : one that whizzes: as a. : bull roarer b. : a centrifugal machine for drying something (as grain …
125put on the dog — (US) To put on airs, behave showily • • • Main Entry: ↑dog * * * informal behave in a pretentious or ostentatious way we have to put on the dog for Anne Marie * * * put on the dog US informal + old fashioned : to pretend that you are very stylish …
126gin palace — noun (derogatory) A showily pretentious public house • • • Main Entry: ↑gin …
127gai|ly — «GAY lee», adverb. 1. in a gay manner; happily; merrily; cheerfully: »Addison wrote his papers as gaily as if he was going out for a holiday (Thackeray). SYNONYM(S): joyously, festively. 2. brightly; …
128gay´ness — gay «gay», adjective, gay|er, gay|est, noun adverb. –adj. 1. happy and full of fun; merry: »a gay young girl, a gay dance, a gay laugh. 2. bright colored; …
