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FLASHY
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Irregular inflected forms: flashier , flashiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
Synonyms:
flashy; gaudy; jazzy; showy; sporty
Classified under:
Similar:
colorful; colourful (striking in variety and interest)
Derivation:
flash (a gaudy outward display)
flashiness (tasteless showiness)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Tastelessly showy
Example:
tawdry ornaments
Synonyms:
brassy; cheap; flash; flashy; garish; gaudy; gimcrack; loud; meretricious; tacky; tatty; tawdry; trashy
Classified under:
Similar:
tasteless (lacking aesthetic or social taste)
Derivation:
flashiness (tasteless showiness)
