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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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
This beach town may be best known for its old-school boardwalk, but a splashy new $350 million entertainment district called Atlantic Park is rewriting Atlantic Beach's biography.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Heinrich, the top Democrat on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has recently made several splashy endorsements of Senate candidates ahead of the midterms — bucking Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s picks.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026
The push toward bigger markets — the PGA Tour is not consistently in New York, Chicago, Boston, Washington, San Francisco and Philadelphia — and a splashy start to the season have been in the works for months.
—ABC News, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Splashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splashy. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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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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