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flashy
- /ˈflæʃi/
Rhymes with -æʃi
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
English flash
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English flashy
From flash + -y.
adjective flashier · flashiest
- Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing. The dancers wore flashy costumes featuring shiny sequins in many vibrant colors.
- Marked by frequent variations in water amount (compare flash flood). Flow criteria were used for classification […] The criteria chosen were […] (4) the rate of change of flow with time (logged serial correlation coefficients are 0.2 in flashy rivers, but up to 0.98 in stable ones); and (5) the velocity associated with average daily flows (this varies from 1.03 m/s i
- Flashing; producing flashes. a flashy light
- Drunk; tipsy. Indeed, he was 'dithguthted' at his condition; and if upon the occasion just described he had allowed himself to be somewhat 'intoxicated with liquor,' I must aver that I do not recollect another instance in which this worthy little gentleman suffered himself to be similarly overtaken. Now and then
