ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Splashy

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈsplæʃi/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Splashy is an adjective meaning Relating to making splashes or the sound of splashing.

Meaning

Relating to making splashes or the sound of splashing.

More Meanings

  1. Full of dirty water; muddy and wet.
  2. Ostentatious, showy.
  3. Splashed with colour.

Example Sentences

His splashy car was supposed to show his wealth, but instead it showed his poor taste.
'Cross splashy field where wild things grow, / Past shining reeds in knee-deep tarns, […]
The light was yet there; shining dim, but constant, through the rain. […] It led me aslant over the hill, through a wide bog; which would have been impassable in winter, and was splashy and shaking even now, in the height of summer.
Which suggests that the man in the middle of what will be the planet’s splashiest shindig this weekend far prefers the stillness and privacy he finds about 1,500 miles away from London, on unpaved roads and rugged woods near the Carpathian Mountains.

Word Forms

Synonyms for splashy

Depending on context, synonyms include ostentatious, pretentious, showy, covered, spattered, splashed.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include covered, showy, ostentatious, pretentious, dabbled, spattered.

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