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Splashy

//ˈsplæʃi// adj

Definitions

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

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

  3. 3
    Splashed with color.
  4. 4
    Wet and muddy; full of dirty water.

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

Adjective
  1. 1
    covered with patches of bright color wordnet
  2. 2
    marked by ostentation but often tasteless wordnet
  3. 3
    characterized by water flying about haphazardly wordnet

Etymology

From splash + -y.

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