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[ adjective ] tastelessly showy

Examples

"a flash car" "a flashy ring" "garish colors" "a gaudy costume" "loud sport shirts" "a meretricious yet stylish book" "tawdry ornaments"

Used in print

(Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)

Yet a moment did come that night when the adventurous letter_writer and fantasist seemed to stride off my flashy pages , out of my mind , and plant himself in reality .

Related terms

tasteless

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[ adjective ] (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display

Synonyms

gaudy sporty showy jazzy

Used in print

(The Dallas Morning News,...)

The principal tactic in controlling the ball was giving it to Abner_Haynes , the flashy halfback .

Related terms

colorful

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