flashy

«flashy» in Mova's school dictionary: bright, shiny or showy, made to attract attention, often… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (flashy, flashier, flashiest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Flashy means bright, shiny or showy, made to attract attention, often in a way that seems too much. tree →

2) Flashy can describe someone who likes to show off. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life a flashy car, flashy clothes or a flashy move in sport catches the eye. In stories it can hint that someone is showing off or that the thing is more show than quality. Phrases: «a flashy car», «flashy clothes», «nothing flashy».

examples

• He drove a flashy red sports car. tree →
• She wore flashy gold shoes to the party. tree →
• The footballer did a flashy trick but lost the ball. tree →
• The advert was flashy, but the toy was cheap. tree →
• I prefer a plain bike to a flashy one. tree →
• The flashy lights of the fair lit up the night. tree →
• Don't be flashy; just play the simple pass. tree →

note

Spelling: flashier, flashiest (y to i). Usually a bit negative, unlike «bright» or «beautiful». Flashy packaging does not mean better quality.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «flashy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.