splashy

play

adjective \ ˈspla-shē \

Definition of splashy

splashier; splashiest

1 :moving or being moved with a splash or splashing sounds

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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splashily

play \ˈspla-shə-lē\ adverb

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splashiness

play \ˈspla-shē-nəs\ noun

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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 of splashy from the Web

Soon after, the White House held a few splashy events with the corporate executives who signed on, eager to get the president’s ear.

— annie lowrey, The Atlantic, "Trump's Faux Breakup With His Manufacturing Council," 16 Aug. 2017
These two icons of cool were also one of rock’s splashiest romantic couples that, like Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, broke up in the public eye.

— howard cohen, miamiherald, "The secret to Blondie’s success — and what some of those ‘Rapture’ lyrics really mean," 28 July 2017
Still, even though Sheeran’s cameo was expected, fans were caught off guard when his appearance was significantly splashier than the low-key musical cameos the show has deployed in the past.

— joanna robinson, vanityfair.com, "Game of Thrones:," 19 July 2017
Noxon resists the splashy, voyeuristic model of Lifetime movies and tries to illuminate the confining reality of Ellen’s existence.

— sophie gilbert, The Atlantic, "To the Bone: The Trouble With Anorexia on Film," 14 July 2017
Forget about something splashy happening at the deadline.

— bob ford, Philly.com, "Phillies season now belongs to GM Matt Klentak | Bob Ford," 12 July 2017
Progress within Padres walls will not always be splashy and rarely obvious.

— bryce miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Memo to Padres: Growing pains support no 'blank check'," 11 July 2017
And that’s just in the opening scene — a splashy tableau of gleeful street grifting that’s staged with plenty of midcentury-Manhattan grit and wit in the Old Globe’s crackling new revival of the musical favorite.

— james hebert, sandiegouniontribune.com, "'Guys and Dolls' a polished retro spectacle at Old Globe," 8 July 2017
Lately, superstar singers have been spending their solo efforts on credibility-boosting concept albums—and outsourcing the manufacture of pure radio bait to a select group of superproducers who specialize in splashy collaborations.

— spencer kornhaber, The Atlantic, "The Summer of Cornball Superproducers," 5 July 2017

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