flashy (redirected from flashier)

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.

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flashi·ly adv.

flashi·ness n.

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flashy [ˈflæʃɪ]

adj flashier, flashiest

1. brilliant and dazzling, esp for a short time or in a superficial way

2. cheap and ostentatious

flashily  adv

flashiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	flashy - tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" flash, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, tawdry, trashy, brassy, cheap, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty tasteless - lacking aesthetic or social taste
	2.	flashy - (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display gaudy, jazzy, sporty, showy colourful, colorful - striking in variety and interest; "a colorful period of history"; "a colorful character"; "colorful language"

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flashy

adjective showy, loud, over the top (informal), flamboyant, brash, tacky (informal), flaunting, glitzy (slang), tasteless, naff (Brit. slang), gaudy, garish, jazzy (informal), tawdry, ostentatious, snazzy (informal), glittery, meretricious, cheap and nasty, in poor taste, tinselly a flashy sports car
natural, plain, modest, low-key, understated, unaffected, downbeat

Translations

flashy [ˈflæʃɪ] ADJ (flashier (compar) (flashiest (superl))) [jewellery, clothes, car] → llamativo, ostentoso; [colour] → chillón; [person] → llamativo

flashy [ˈflæʃi] adj (pejorative) [person] → tapageur/euse; [thing] → tape-à-l'œil inv

flashy

adj (+er) → auffallend, auffällig; Helen’s outfit is totally flashy (inf) → Helens Klamotten sind total schrill or grell or flashig (inf)

flashy [ˈflæʃɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-est (superl))) (pej) (car, clothes) → vistoso/a; (person) → appariscente

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flashy [ˈflæʃɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-est (superl))) (pej) (car, clothes) → vistoso/a; (person) → appariscente