"plashy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more plashy [comparative], most plashy [superlative]
Etymology: From plash + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|plash|y}} plash + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} plashy (comparative more plashy, superlative most plashy)
  1. Watery, wet, waterlogged. Synonyms: drenched, saturated, sodden, wet
    Sense id: en-plashy-en-adj-3e7H4mlE
  2. Marked by flecks of colour, as if plashed with paint. Synonyms: speckled, marked
    Sense id: en-plashy-en-adj-nyni3I6a Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: splashy
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