Meanings
adverbflashily (comparative more flashily, superlative most flashily)
comparative more flashily · superlative most flashily
- In a flashy manner.
The attacking three have also been allowed to bloom. Liberated from deep defensive duties Eden Hazard has become more expressive, more obviously, flashily complete.
2017 May 13, Barney Ronay, “Antonio Conte’s brilliance has turned Chelsea’s pop-up team into champions”, in the Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a meretricious manner
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adverbin a fancy colorful manner
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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APA
flashily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flashily
MLA
“flashily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flashily. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flashily,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flashily.
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