splashy

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English splash Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English splashy From splash + -y.

1. Relating to making splashes or the sound of splashing.
2. Full of dirty water; muddy and wet.

   “The light was yet there; shining dim, but constant, through the rain. […] It led me aslant over the hill, through a wide bog; which would have been impassable in winter, and was splashy and shaking even now, in the height of summer.”

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

3. Ostentatious, showy.

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

   “Jamie Oliver prepares a "pukka" picnic of strawberries, champagne and lobster for a sail through the royal borough of Windsor on his mate's splashy new motorboat.”

4. Splashed with colour.