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 ad for the new brand of blue jeans
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
Mubi made a splashy deal in Cannes for the pic, which Enda Walsh & Lynne Ramsay and Alice Birch adapted from Ariana Harwicz’s book.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Below, find splashy sets from tried-and-true bedding brands and our tips on how to style them.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
Three years ago, as OpenAI's ChatGPT was making its splashy debut, a Pew Research center survey found that nearly one in five Americans saw AI as a benefit rather than a threat.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Splashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splashy. Accessed 8 Oct. 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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