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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Netflix has had big UK hits of late such as The Gentlemen and Baby Reindeer, while a splashy slate unveiled six months ago included big-budget shows from Steven Knight, Jack Thorne and Jamie Dornan.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2024
Even with the 81st Venice Film Festival winding down and both the Toronto International Film Festival and New York Fashion Week in full swing, the stars showed up at Kering’s splashy event at The Grill + The Pool at New York’s Seagram Building.
—Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2024
Advertisement The splashy stunt has held the world’s attention like no climate action before, cementing the movement’s commitment to artistic vandalism.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
Situated in one of the game's smallest media markets, the Padres under General Manager A.J. Preller have spent lavishly and made a series of splashy acquisitions, but keep getting outfoxed by their upstate rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers.
—David Faris, theweek, 5 Sep. 2024
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2024
Even with the 81st Venice Film Festival winding down and both the Toronto International Film Festival and New York Fashion Week in full swing, the stars showed up at Kering’s splashy event at The Grill + The Pool at New York’s Seagram Building.
—Laurie Brookins, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2024
Advertisement The splashy stunt has held the world’s attention like no climate action before, cementing the movement’s commitment to artistic vandalism.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
Situated in one of the game's smallest media markets, the Padres under General Manager A.J. Preller have spent lavishly and made a series of splashy acquisitions, but keep getting outfoxed by their upstate rivals, the Los Angeles Dodgers.
—David Faris, theweek, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Splashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splashy. Accessed 20 Sep. 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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