English Explanatory Dictionary

flashy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.
  2. Marked by frequent variations in water amount (compare flash flood).
  3. Flashing; producing flashes.
  4. Drunk; tipsy.

Pronunciation

flăsh'ē /ˈflæʃi/ en-us-flashy.ogg

Word forms

flashy flashier flashiest

Etymology

From flash + -y.

Synonyms

glossy prominent brash pizazzy attention-grabbing conspicuous eye-catching flashy grabby high-profile salient bedizened blatant blingish campy catchpenny chichi chintzy corny crass crude flaunting florid flossy froufrou garish gauche gaudy gay glaring gross gussied up hideous kitsch kitschy loud meretricious naff obtrusive ostentatious pretentious ritzy raffish schlocky showy snazzy splendiferous tacky tasteless tawdry tinselly too much trinkety unbecoming untasteful vain whorish zesty blinking fulgorous

Derived words

flashily flashiness glimflashy unflashy
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