Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a flashy manner; with sudden glare or force; without solidity of wit or thought; with gaudy or ostentatious show.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a flashy manner; with empty show.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
flashy manner
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a meretricious manner
- adverb in a fancy colorful manner
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Examples
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What really sealed the deal for me on these episodes was the Voltron-esque combining sequence of Buggy's body parts as they "flashily" join together to make him whole again.
Mania News Feed 2009
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Marcus took in the flashily dressed partygoers across the patio and their narcissistic party ritual.
Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011
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Marcus took in the flashily dressed partygoers across the patio and their narcissistic party ritual.
Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011
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Marcus took in the flashily dressed partygoers across the patio and their narcissistic party ritual.
Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011
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Mr. Chaudhuri's sensitivity suggests just how fragile some of the pet schemes of the New India remain, however flashily accoutered with Rolexes, customized Bentleys, ponytails and blindingly white teeth.
New India, Old Schemes Deborah Baker 2011
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Marcus took in the flashily dressed partygoers across the patio and their narcissistic party ritual.
Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011
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The second lesson was not to be seduced by the flashily obvious, but to burrow down to the juicy stuff.
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I should say that content presented flashily can be a good thing, but if you have to choose either content or flash, choose content.
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Guys who dress too flashily likewise aren't taken seriously--except in the entertainment world.
Why Men Don't Promote Women More Shaun Rein 2009
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I originally posted that I could do with a "snazzy" logo and someone thanks, John pointed me to an online definition of snazzy: "fashionably and often flashily smart or elegant".
Phantom Patrol: final cover art Steve 2009
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