Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
FLASHY
flashy, gaudy, jazzy, showy, sporty
(adjective) (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy
(adjective) tastelessly showy; “a flash car”; “a flashy ring”; “garish colors”; “a gaudy costume”; “loud sport shirts”; “a meretricious yet stylish book”; “tawdry ornaments”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
flashy (comparative flashier, superlative flashiest)
Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.
(dated, poetic) Flashing; producing flashes.
(archaic) Drunk; tipsy
Synonyms
• (visually impressive): See also gaudy
• (producing flashes): blinking, fulgorous
• (drunk): See also drunk
Anagrams
• fly ash
Source: Wiktionary
Flash"y, a.
1. Dazzling for a moment; making a momentary show of brilliancy; transitorily bright. A little flashy and transient pleasure. Barrow.
2. Fiery; vehement; impetuous. A temper always flashy. Burke.
3. Showy; gay; gaudy; as, a flashy dress.
4. Without taste or spirit. Lean and flashy songs. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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