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

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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

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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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