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flashy
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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.
flashy
Adjective
[flashier, flashiest] showy in a vulgar way: a loud and flashy tie
flashily adv
flashiness n
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Adj.1.flashyflashy - 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"
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 << OPPOSITE plain
Translations

flashy [ˈflæʃɪ] adj (pej) → ostentoso
flashy [ˈflæʃɪ] adj (pej) → tape-à-l'œil inv, tapageur/euse
flashy [ˈflæʃɪ] flash (pej) adj → auffällig, protzig
flashy [ˈflæʃɪ] adj (pej) → vistoso/a
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