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
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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Because, on the heels of another splashy awards show run, they reportedly may be getting engaged this year.
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Christina Perrier, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
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Christina Perrier, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026
The team’s most significant winter deals so far have been reunions with Trent Grisham and Cody Bellinger and the front office might be avoiding splashy new additions by design.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Oh, and there’s also a splashy new museum for contemporary art, MICAS, which opened last year with an inaugural exhibition by the flamboyant Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos.
—Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2026
The result will be a disappointment for the streamer, which was hoping that Star Search could give it a splashy entry into the world of broadcast-style entertainment formats, rivaling the likes of NBC’s The Voice, Fox’s The Masked Singer or ABC’s American Idol.
—Peter White, Deadline, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Splashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splashy. Accessed 1 Feb. 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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