From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [wn]:
flashy
adj 1: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish
colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a
meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
[syn: brassy, cheap, flash, garish, gaudy,
gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty,
tawdry, trashy]
2: (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
[syn: gaudy, jazzy, showy, sporty]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Flashy \Flash"y\, a.
1. Dazzling for a moment; making a momentary show of
brilliancy; transitorily bright.
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A little flashy and transient pleasure. --Barrow.
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2. Fiery; vehement; impetuous.
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A temper always flashy. --Burke.
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3. Showy; gay; gaudy; as, a flashy dress.
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4. Without taste or spirit.
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Lean and flashy songs. --Milton.
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