flashy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite tastelessly showy
    garish; gaudy; brassy; meretricious; tatty; tawdry; flash; cheap; tacky; gimcrack; loud; trashy.
    • a flash car
    • a flashy ring
    • garish colors
    • a gaudy costume
    • loud sport shirts
    • a meretricious yet stylish book
    • tawdry ornaments
  2. adjective satellite (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
    showy; gaudy; sporty; jazzy.

WordNet


Flash"y adjective
Definitions
  1. Dazzling for a moment; making a momentary show of brilliancy; transitorily bright.
    A little flashy and transient pleasure. Barrow.
  2. Fiery; vehement; impetuous.
    A temper always flashy. Burke.
  3. Showy; gay; gaudy; as, a flashy dress.
  4. Without taste or spirit.
    Lean and flashy songs. Milton.

Webster 1913