"splashy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsplæʃi/ Forms: splashier [comparative], splashiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -æʃi Etymology: From splash + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|splash|-y|id2=adjectival}} splash + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} splashy (comparative splashier, superlative splashiest)
  1. Relating to making splashes or the sound of splashing.
    Sense id: en-splashy-en-adj-9THi06K9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 13 34 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 23 31 29 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 34 28 17
  2. Showy, ostentatious.
    Sense id: en-splashy-en-adj-QALzSXh0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 13 34 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 23 31 29 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 34 28 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 38 26 19
  3. Splashed with color.
    Sense id: en-splashy-en-adj-S-v~tFEN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 13 34 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 23 31 29 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 34 28 17
  4. Wet and muddy; full of dirty water.
    Sense id: en-splashy-en-adj-nJSxUqEZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival), Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 13 34 19 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 23 31 29 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 34 28 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: plashy

Inflected forms

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