flashy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: flashy	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for flashy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flashy adj tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" Synonym(s): brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display Synonym(s): flashy, gaudy, jazzy, showy, sporty
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flashy \Flash"y\, a. 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.