flashy
adjective
sparkling or brilliant, especially in a superficial way or for the moment.
flashily
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a word derived from
flashy.
Example Sentences
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The man, identified in court documents as 35-year-old Kevin Juin, dressed flashily and seemed to be living a life that he didn’t appear to have the means to support, the person said.
From MarketWatch ● May 29, 2026
It featured a cast as robust as one of those Vanity Fair Hollywood covers that unfurls into a yard-long portrait, with more and more flashily dressed characters peeking around each fold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
He was a flashily dressed showman, eager to win prizes in the air.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 31, 2022
He had climbed steadily from running an oil refinery to a succession of leadership posts along China’s fast-growing coast, avoiding the scandals and controversy that felled other, flashily ambitious politicians.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2021
He was flashily dressed in a brand-new Fila tennis outfit, which fitted rather tightly.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
