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 [splash-ee]  

splash·y

   [splash-ee]
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 + -y1

Related forms
splash·i·ly, adverb
splash·i·ness, noun
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splashy (ˈsplæʃɪ)
 
—adj , splashier, splashiest
1.  having irregular marks
2.  informal done to attract attention or make a sensation; showy
3.  making a splash or splashes
 
splashily
 
—adv
 
splashiness
 
—n

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