adjective
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having irregular marks
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informal done to attract attention or make a sensation; showy
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making a splash or splashes
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Origin of splashy
Example Sentences
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Ludlow announced the show in a splashy speech on the steps of City Hall in February, flanked by Mayor Karen Bass and other civic leaders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
No exclusive television interview or splashy magazine profile has ever matched the raw personhood of her actual music.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
"You would want a little bit of temper, a little bit of fire in them -- a sort of splashy look in the eye," Woodhouse told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
Dolan pursued splashy signings and big-name hires for the Knicks to no avail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
With renewed determination, at least on Duane’s part, the two explorers followed the river upstream in the hope of finding a less splashy way across it.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
While the home served as Gomez’s primary residence for several years, she and her husband have since moved on to an even splashier dwelling.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
And his salary could be repurposed if the team were to make a splashier free-agent signing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
The unwritten rules: the bigger, the louder, the splashier, the starrier, the better.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
In general, cold water sounds brighter and splashier, while hot water sounds duller and frothier.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2024
That’s still possible, even without the splashier names.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2022
Although the PC chip entry was the splashiest announcement at Computex for Nvidia, it is an unproven market.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Brunson’s wasn’t even the splashiest purchase in New York that year: A few months before the Knicks spent $104 million on him, Christie’s sold a Warhol at an auction for almost $200 million.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
The splashiest email was sent by Epstein to Ghislaine Maxwell—you may have heard of her—in 2011.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025
Bezos’ and Sanchez’s pledge was the splashiest commitment to help Maui after fires broke out across the northwest part of the island, killing roughly 100 people and leaving thousands more homeless.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
The Chargers’ splashiest free-agent signing a year ago was J.C.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2023
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