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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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026
Gone, for many Canadians, are the splashy visits to New York City, the ritual summer stays in Maine, the Boston Red Sox and Seattle Mariner games, and the months spent under the Florida sun golfing or at Disney World.
—Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
Thus far, Seattle has agreed to terms with a handful of external free agents, but nothing splashy like last year.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Ultimately, the company was laid low by its distribution ambitions and a period of relative quiet followed as Megan’s brother David has been the one making more noise in town thanks to splashy Skydance deals and the industry-shifting pending acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Splashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splashy. Accessed 22 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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