splashy

[splash-ee]

adjective

splashier, splashiest 

1. making a splash or splashes.

2. making the sound of splashing.

3. full of or marked by splashes, or irregular spots; spotty.

4. making an ostentatious display; showy.

ˈsplashy

/ ˈsplæʃɪ /

adjective

1. having irregular marks

2. informal,  done to attract attention or make a sensation; showy

3. making a splash or splashes

Other Word Forms

• splashily adverb
• splashiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of splashy¹

First recorded in 1825–35; splash + -y ¹

Example Sentences

The musical is rewardingly small-scaled, an oddity itself in the West End, glutted with splashy Broadway imports.

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The spending plan is a splashy step for the company’s new leader.

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A couple hours from now, the band will play a splashy pool party gig for 98.7 ALT FM.

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Though she survived, it made Mr Craney anxious about the creatures – something that grows with each splashy headline about an attack.

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The Fenty Beauty mogul shared the first public photos of her daughter months after her splashy pregnancy reveal at the 2025 Met Gala in May.

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Related Words

• flashy 
• gaudy 
• opulent 
• ostentatious 
• sensational 
• snazzy 
• spectacular