splashy

English

Etymology

splash +‎ -y

Adjective

splashy (comparative splashier, superlative splashiest)

1. Relating to making splashes or the sound of splashing.
2. Showy, ostentatious.

   His splashy car was supposed to show his wealth, but instead it showed his poor taste.

3. Splashed with color.
4. Wet and muddy; full of dirty water.
   • 1914, The Association Monthly, volume 7, page 254:

     […] 'Cross splashy field where wild things grow, / Past shining reeds in knee-deep tarns, […]

See also

• plashy