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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a splashy new restaurant that's currently the in place to go
a splashy ad for the new brand of blue jeans
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IndyStar, 13 Oct. 2025
The movie, which kicked off its awards campaign with a splashy world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, marks Johnson’s first foray into Oscar territory.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
The latest news follow a splashy pre-market deal with UK broadcaster ITV for the show.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
But new faces are going to show up in Edgewater this season — a revolving door of big, splashy, bold characters roll through, piss people off, disrupt our world.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for splashy
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“Splashy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splashy. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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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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