1. characterized by water flying about haphazardly • Pertains to noun: splash • Derivationally related forms: splash 2. marked by ostentation but often tasteless - a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet - a splashy half-page ad • Syn: flamboyant, showy • Similar to: ostentatious, pretentious • Derivationally related forms: splash, splashiness, show (for: showy), showiness (for: showy), flamboyance (for: flamboyant) 3. covered with patches of bright color • Similar to: covered • Derivationally related forms: splash