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splashily

4.8
In a way that makes water or paint splash everywhere
  • adverb
  • /ˈsplæʃɪli/
: de manera salpicada
  • The dog shook itself splashily after jumping out of the lake.

Examples

  • She painted splashily, leaving drops of color all over the canvas and floor.

  • The kids jumped into the pool splashily.

  • The children ran splashily through the puddles after the rainstorm.

  • She painted the wall splashily, leaving droplets everywhere.

  • The children ran splashily through the puddles after the rainstorm.

  • She painted splashily, leaving drops of color all over the canvas and floor.

  • The dog shook itself splashily after jumping out of the lake.

Synonyms

messily
vssplashily
1 1.4

In a messy way that leaves food or paint everywhere

focuses on liquid splashing that causes visible splatters or stains

Antonyms

calmly
97 1.0

In a calm, steady way without showing anger or nervousness

neatly
86 1.0

To do something in a tidy and careful way

How Splashy

violently
98 3.5
forcefully
45 3.5
splashily
4.8
lightly
135 1.0

Surface Forms

splashily positive

Morphology

splashily = splashy (transparent) = splash + y + ly

The adverb is formed by adding -ly to the adjective 'splashy' whose sense 'causing splashes' straightforwardly yields the manner reading.

Etymology

The word splashily comes from the simple word splash, which copies the sound of water hitting something, plus the ending -ily that makes it an adverb. That is why splashily can mean moving or painting in a way that makes things 'splash' or fly about, often making a mess.