"splashy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: splashier [comparative], splashiest [superlative]
Etymology: splash + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|splash|y}} 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
  2. Showy, ostentatious.
    Sense id: en-splashy-en-adj-QALzSXh0
  3. Splashed with color.
    Sense id: en-splashy-en-adj-S-v~tFEN
  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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 1 4 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 12 0 12 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: plashy

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for splashy meaning in English (1.6kB)

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