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[ splash-ee ] / ˈsplæʃ i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR splashy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, splash·i·er, splash·i·est.making a splash or splashes. making the sound of splashing. full of or marked by splashes, or irregular spots; spotty. making an ostentatious display; showy. Origin of splashyFirst recorded in 1825–35; splash + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM splashysplash·i·ly, adverbsplash·i·ness, nounWords nearby splashysplashdown, splasher, splash erosion, splash guard, splash out, splashy, splat, splatter, splatter film, splatter movie, splatterpunk Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for splashySimeiz, famous for its splashy parties and crowded clubs, looked deserted. Putin's Crimea Is a Big Anti-Gay Casino|Anna Nemtsova|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Last week, King Digital Entertainment, the maker of Candy Crush, went public in a splashy initial public offering. Silicon Valley Thinks You’re a Fool|Daniel Gross|April 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST But many felt heartbroken and humiliated watching that television coverage of the splashy celebrations among the Russians. Ukraine Hunts for a Scapegoat|Anna Nemtsova|March 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST It was opening night for Britney Spears's splashy new Las Vegas residency, "Piece of Me." Britney Spears’s Vegas Show Is a Big Fat Hit, Obviously|Kevin Fallon|December 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
So Anna, you sign on to do a big, splashy, Chuck Lorre sitcom—and then you spend the first five minutes in tears. Allison Janney and Anna Faris on ‘Mom,’ Girl Crushes, and Charlie Sheen Meltdowns|Kevin Fallon|September 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST It was in his view 'splashy,' and would never get hold of the public. The Forsyte Saga, Complete|John Galsworthy It was a dark night, the beginning of November, wet and splashy. Johnny Ludlow, Third Series|Mrs. Henry Wood A Dingy, swashy, splashy afternoon in October; a school-yard filled with a mob of riotous boys. The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales|Bret Harte Would make a harkangel a porkypine; speshul if you've a lamp broke, and the branches are splashy. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, 16th November, 1895|Various The head-sea, in little, splashy waves, began to fill my canoe. Voyage of the Paper Canoe|Nathaniel H. Bishop
British Dictionary definitions for splashy
adjective splashier or splashiesthaving irregular marks informal done to attract attention or make a sensation; showy making a splash or splashes Derived forms of splashysplashily, adverbsplashiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to splashysensational, gaudy, ostentatious, spectacular, opulent, flashy, snazzy, loud, ornate |