viewy

English

Etymology

From view +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈvjuːi/

Adjective

viewy (comparative viewier, superlative viewiest)

  1. (now rare) Having strong views or opinions.
  2. (colloquial, now rare) Superficially attractive; showy.
    • 1924, Ford Madox Ford, Some Do Not… (Parade's End), Penguin, published 2012, page 18:
      ‘And if a fellow chooses to justify his seductions of uninteresting and viewy young females along the lines of freedom and the rights of man, it's relatively respectable.’
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