flashy (redirected from flashiest)

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

Adjective

[flashier, flashiest] showy in a vulgar way: a loud and flashy tie

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 << 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