a. [ From 1st Plash. ] 1. Watery; abounding with puddles; splashy. “Plashy fens.” Milton. “The plashy earth.” Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Specked, as if plashed with color. Keats. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. 1. Dazzling for a moment; making a momentary show of brilliancy; transitorily bright. [ 1913 Webster ]
A little flashy and transient pleasure. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Fiery; vehement; impetuous. [ 1913 Webster ]
A temper always flashy. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Showy; gay; gaudy; as, a flashy dress. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. Without taste or spirit. [ 1913 Webster ]
Lean and flashy songs. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]