flashy

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈflæʃi/

Adjective

flashy (comparative flashier, superlative flashiest)

1. Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.

   The dancers wore flashy costumes featuring shiny sequins in many vibrant colors.

2. (dated, poetic) Flashing; producing flashes.

   a flashy light

   • 1826, ‎Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Works of Vergil: Translated into English Prose

     […] the accustomed warmth pierced his marrow, and ran thrilling through his shaken bones; just as when at times, with forked thunder burst, a chinky stream of fire in flashy lightning shoots athwart the skies.

3. (archaic) Drunk; tipsy

Synonyms

• (visually impressive) See also Thesaurus:gaudy
• (producing flashes) blinking, fulgorous
• (drunk) See also Thesaurus:drunk

Translations

• French: tape-à-l’œil
• Russian: показно́й

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