splashier; splashiest
2
: tending to or exhibiting ostentatious display : making a splash
a splashy movie
a splashy debut
3
: that can be easily splashed about
4
: consisting of, being, or covered with colored splashes
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Examples of splashy in a Sentence
a splashy new restaurant that's currently the in place to go
a splashy ad for the new brand of blue jeans
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All these themes are underneath the splashy entertainment.
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Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
Delta’s got a splashy new lounge at JFK for its premier flyers
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The Atlantic Ocean has a lot of something green that is actually bad for U.S. environmental plans.
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In January of 2019, Boeing gave the program, called Quality Transformation, or QT, a splashy debut at the Everett facility.
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Contending teams looking to add backcourt depth will certainly keep tabs on the 30-year-old veteran.
MANAGING EXPECTATIONS
The Nets have been involved in a few draft-day trades in recent years, but none have been particularly splashy.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 24 June 2024
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Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024
Delta’s got a splashy new lounge at JFK for its premier flyers
Surprising discoveries
The Atlantic Ocean has a lot of something green that is actually bad for U.S. environmental plans.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 27 June 2024
In January of 2019, Boeing gave the program, called Quality Transformation, or QT, a splashy debut at the Everett facility.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 26 June 2024
Contending teams looking to add backcourt depth will certainly keep tabs on the 30-year-old veteran.
MANAGING EXPECTATIONS
The Nets have been involved in a few draft-day trades in recent years, but none have been particularly splashy.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 24 June 2024
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“Splashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splashy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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splashy
adjective
splashier; splashiest
1
: attracting attention or meant to attract attention
would have preferred a less splashy debut
2
: being bright, bold, and colorful
a splashy shirt
splashy posters
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