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Flashiness

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flash·y  (flsh)
adj. flash·i·er, flash·i·est
1. Cheap and showy; gaudy. See Synonyms at gaudy1.
2. Giving a momentary or superficial impression of brilliance.
flashi·ly adv.
flashi·ness n.
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Noun1.flashiness - tasteless showiness
brashness, garishness, gaudiness, glitz, tawdriness, loudness, meretriciousness
tastelessness - inelegance indicated by a lack of good taste
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The eagerness with which we have adopted it, partly on account of its flashiness, but principally on account of its greater rest, is a good commentary on the proposition with which we began.
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