仰々しい

ぎょうぎょうしい

Also written 仰仰しい

Meanings

1. い-adjective exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured

Kanji

• 仰 look up. Read as ギョウ.

Example sentences

• 彼はなんでもぎょうぎょうしく考える人だ。
  He makes mountains out of molehills.
• 何やら仰々しいお客様がいらっしゃるらしい。
  It seems we have an extravagant guest.
• なぜあんな仰々しい着物を身につけてるのかよ。
  Why are you wearing such a flashy kimono?

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