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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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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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Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books, else distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
He was not a gentleman, nor yet one of the loud, flashy sort that call themselves so.
Black Beauty by Sewell, Anna View in context
Ours is a fine business,--a splendid concern, sir,--and there's no reason why it shouldn't go on growing; there's a growing capital, and growing outlets for it; but there's another thing that's wanted for the prosperity of every concern, large or small, and that's men to conduct it,--men of the right habits; none o' your flashy fellows, but such as are to be depended on.
The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context
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