flashy

adjectiveattested in dialogue

//ˈflæʃi//

Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.

adjective

1
Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.
The dancers wore flashy costumes featuring shiny sequins in many vibrant colors.
2
Marked by frequent variations in water amount (compare flash flood).
Flow criteria were used for classification […] The criteria chosen were […] (4) the rate of change of flow with time (logged serial correlation coefficients are 0.2 in flashy rivers, but up to 0.98 in stable ones); and (5) the velocity associated with average daily flows (this varies from 1.03 m/s in flashy rivers to 0.08 m/s in lowland ones).
3
datedFlashing; producing flashes.
a flashy light
[…] the accustomed warmth pierced his marrow, and ran thrilling through his shaken bones; just as when at times, with forked thunder burst, a chinky stream of fire in flashy lightning shoots athwart the skies.
4
archaicDrunk; tipsy.

Etymology

Etymology tree English flash Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English flashy From flash + -y.

Forms

comparative: flashier
superlative: flashiest

flashback · A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into…flashing · A sudden blazing or bursting, as of fire or water.flashlight · A battery-powered hand-held light source.

flashy · Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.

flask · A narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various…flat · Having no variations in height.flatter · To compliment someone, often (but not necessarily)…

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