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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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
Recent Examples on the Web
On Sunday night, part of the song was also performed by Karol G at the 2023 Billboard Music Awards in a splashy set inside a shallow pool of water.
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Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
The plot spins its way through a number of reversals and some big, splashy song-and-dance numbers.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Nov. 17) on Billboard, choosing the 20-year-old pop star’s splashy new single as their favorite new music release of the past week.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2023
In the meantime, the 33,000-square-foot Villa Avellana (from $22,000 a night, for up to 23 guests) is the area’s splashiest debut, offering 10 en suite bedrooms and a 42-foot yacht on standby.
—Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2023
For a splashier gift, consider the Levain cookie tin bundle.
—Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 16 Nov. 2023
Any leftovers go home in what might be Washington’s biggest and splashiest restaurant totes, their black and gold colors echoing the establishment’s facade.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
Each season here brings something special to experience, whether budding spring or splashy summer, radiant fall or cozy winter.
—Kelsy Chauvin, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Nov. 2023
And many of the streamer’s splashiest releases are still rolling out.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Nov. 2023
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Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
The plot spins its way through a number of reversals and some big, splashy song-and-dance numbers.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Nov. 17) on Billboard, choosing the 20-year-old pop star’s splashy new single as their favorite new music release of the past week.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2023
In the meantime, the 33,000-square-foot Villa Avellana (from $22,000 a night, for up to 23 guests) is the area’s splashiest debut, offering 10 en suite bedrooms and a 42-foot yacht on standby.
—Kathryn Romeyn, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2023
For a splashier gift, consider the Levain cookie tin bundle.
—Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 16 Nov. 2023
Any leftovers go home in what might be Washington’s biggest and splashiest restaurant totes, their black and gold colors echoing the establishment’s facade.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2023
Each season here brings something special to experience, whether budding spring or splashy summer, radiant fall or cozy winter.
—Kelsy Chauvin, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Nov. 2023
And many of the streamer’s splashiest releases are still rolling out.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Nov. 2023
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First Known Use
1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Dictionary Entries Near splashy
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“Splashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splashy. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.
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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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