splashy
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4.1
- adjective
- /ˈsplæʃi/
- The fireworks finale ended with a splashy display, showering colorful sparks over the crowd.
Examples
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I can still remember the wet, splashy sound effect they used, getting the baby out: like Gallagher finishing off the last of a watermelon.
Blog text (1) -
Andy and Storm churn up the water in a splashy race.
Fiction book (1990) -
Oh, all of those splishy, splashy and squishy sounds make you hungry.
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It might be a slushy ball in the middle instead of splashy liquid.
Blog text (5) -
But the goggles help a lot when I'm on my back swimming a lap and someone in the next lane is being Splashy McGee and water flies all over the place.
Blog text (13) -
I squatted in the corner of the yard by the hibiscus hedge, yanked down my underpants, and let loose a hot, splashy stream onto the cool, green grass.
Fiction book (1990) -
The kids jumped into the pool with a splashy entrance, sending water flying everywhere.
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She made a splashy turn in the dance contest, impressing everyone with her energetic moves.
Synonyms
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2.6
A surface marked by drops, patches or bright color
4
7.6
A liquid moving fast and making rough waves
1
5.8
Containing liquid that moves and makes a splashing sound when shaken
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6.4
Very rough and stormy, with strong wind and big waves
Antonyms
How Splashy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Splashy comes from the word splash, the noisy hit of water, and the ending -y meaning 'full of'. So splashy can mean 'full of splashes', with water flying about and things getting wet.