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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CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Mubi had also been challenged by the theatrical market’s decline for indie movies, in the back of a cycle of splashy acquisitions at festivals.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025
It can be worn with anything from a tailored peacoat to a puffer coat to an off-duty shearling style; choose a splashy tomato color, like this Suzie Kondi cashmere one, for a hit of brightness to liven up the winter blues.
—Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 19 Dec. 2025
The Gap brand is on a two-year run of positive comparable sales, stoked by a string of splashy, attention-grabbing marketing campaigns and collaborations, and encouraged by a store modernization program that is still in its early stages.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for splashy
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“Splashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splashy. Accessed 25 Dec. 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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