Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - showy

 adjective  (showier; -est)  Date: 1709  1. making an attractive show ; striking a ~ orchid  2. given to or marked by a flashy often tasteless display  • showily adverb  • showiness noun Synonyms:  ~, pretentious, ostentatious mean given to excessive outward display. ~ implies an imposing or striking appearance but usually suggests cheapness or poor taste the performers' ~ costumes. pretentious implies an appearance of importance not justified by the thing's value or the person's standing a pretentious parade of hard words. ostentatious stresses vainglorious display or parade the ostentatious summer homes of the rich.