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splashily

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splash⋅y

  [splash-ee]
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–adjective, splash⋅i⋅er, splash⋅i⋅est.
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.
Origin:
1825–35; splash + -y 1

Related forms:
splash⋅i⋅ly, adverb
splash⋅i⋅ness, noun
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splash·y   (splāsh'ē)   
adj.   splash·i·er, splash·i·est

  1. Making or likely to make splashes.

  2. Covered with splashes of color.

  3. Showy; ostentatious. See Synonyms at showy.

splash'i·ly adv., splash'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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