flashier; flashiest
1
chiefly dialectal
: lacking in substance or flavor : insipid
2
: momentarily dazzling
3
a
: superficially attractive or impressive
b
: ostentatious or showy often beyond the bounds of good taste
especially
: marked by gaudy brightness
Examples of flashy in a Sentence
rich young men who drive flashy cars
I bought the CD primarily for its flashy cover design.
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Reid never shows up at a game without wearing her flashy Super Bowl rings, massive as Mini Coopers sitting on her tiny fingers.
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
Nothing about Moody’s game is particularly flashy.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
The flashiest ambitions of Vision 2030 are being recalibrated.
—Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The Five Families — who have historically dominated organized crime — backed Stanfa, an old-school mob figure, while a younger faction rallied behind Merlino, who was known for his flashier, more modern approach to mob life.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
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Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 28 Oct. 2025
Nothing about Moody’s game is particularly flashy.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
The flashiest ambitions of Vision 2030 are being recalibrated.
—Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The Five Families — who have historically dominated organized crime — backed Stanfa, an old-school mob figure, while a younger faction rallied behind Merlino, who was known for his flashier, more modern approach to mob life.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Flashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flashy. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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