the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Having peculiar views; fanciful; visionary; unpractical.
adj. Spectacular; pleasing to the eye or the imagination.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Holding, or prone to hold, peculiar views: given to views or schemes that are speculative rather than practical; holding the notions of a doctrinaire; visionary.
Showy.
Word Usage
"After this, for those who are going to write at all, comes the "viewy" stage, and this is full of interest."