SPLASHY

splashy

(adjective) covered with patches of bright color

flamboyant, showy, splashy

(adjective) marked by ostentation but often tasteless; “a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet”; “a splashy half-page ad”

splashy

(adjective) characterized by water flying about haphazardly

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

splashy (comparative splashier, superlative splashiest)

Relating to making splashes or the sound of splashing.

Showy, ostentatious.

Splashed with color.

Wet and muddy; full of dirty water.

Source: Wiktionary


Splash"y, a.

Definition: Full of dirty water; wet and muddy, so as be easily splashed about; slushy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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