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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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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Elias Burke, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
Watching DirecTV Stream on the Web DirecTV Stream’s web interface is less splashy than competitors', with a lot of white space and uniform-looking lists.
—PCMAG, 27 Jan. 2025
In addition to Foxconn, Chinese electronics manufacturers Lenovo and Hisense made splashy announcements in the past few years about building factories in Mexico.
—Kif Leswing, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025
After a splashy debut at Cannes, no major U.S. distributor seemed willing to touch the controversial feature until upstart Briarcliff picked it up.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Splashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splashy. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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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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