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splashy

[ splash-ee ]

adjective

splashier, splashiest.
  1. making a splash or splashes.
  2. making the sound of splashing.
  3. full of or marked by splashes, or irregular spots; spotty.
  4. making an ostentatious display; showy.


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/ ˈæʃɪ /

adjective

  1. having irregular marks
  2. informal.
    done to attract attention or make a sensation; showy
  3. making a splash or splashes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󾱲Ա, noun
  • ˈ󾱱, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • i· adverb
  • i·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of splashy1

First recorded in 1825–35; splash + -y 1
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The Chargers entered free agency with the second-most cap space in the league but didn’t make many splashy signings to build on their surprising 11-6 finish in the first year under Harbaugh.

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But while the Dodgers and to a lesser extent the Diamondbacks and Giants made splashy offseason moves, the Padres pretty much stood pat.

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The Viennese fondness for him may well be that, in his exuberance, he lets them live it up, even when that might mean chipping the china a little in his lust for splashy spectacle.

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The 26-year-old rising star, who made splashy appearances in such recently released films as “One of Them Days” and “You’re Cordially Invited,” has yet to unpack her belongings in her new Inland Empire home.

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And while Yates’ signing might have been the least splashy, it provided the latest example of how the Dodgers have endeavored to make as many significant pitching upgrades as possible.

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