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



RESET




Word of the Day

30 January 2025

HYPERICISM

(noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John’s wort


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

coffee icon