splashyadj.¹

Etymology: Alteration of plashy adj.¹ Compare splash n.²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsplashy.

Full of shallow pools or puddles; wet and soft.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [adjective]

fen-lichc1000

fennyc1000

mooryOE

marshya1382

marshlyc1410

moorisha1492

queachy?a1500

marish1549

plashya1552

foggy?1555

fen-like1561

undrained1573

fennish1577

boggy1587

paludious1595

wealy1601

marishy1607

snapy1607

uliginous1610

quagmiry1623

paludiate1632

boggish1633

pooly1652

swampy1661

spouty1677

gouty1686

pondy1687

morassy1699

sloppy1699

lairy17..

soggya1722

swampish1725

splashy1727

squashy1751

haggy1765

gaulty1784

slumpy1823

sumpy1824

paludine1852

paludic1854

paludinal1856

paludian1860

paludinous1866

paludal1871

paludial1875

morassic1893

muskeggy1894

swamped1899

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Splashy, washy, wet, watery.

1742 Defoe's Tour Great Brit. (ed. 3) II. 34 Not far from hence is Sedgmore, a watry splashy Place.

1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel II. 185 Winter leaves her splashy slough.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre III. ii. 65 [A light] led me..through a wide bog; which..was splashy and shaking even now, in the height of summer.

1890 S. W. Baker Wild Beasts I. 195 Even at this season the ground was splashy beneath the heavy weight of our advancing line.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

splashyadj.²

Brit.

/ˈsplaʃi/, U.S.

/ˈsplæʃi/

Etymology: < splash n.¹ or splash v.¹

1. Of a splashing character; falling, etc., with a splash or in splashes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of splashing > [adjective] > splashy

plashy1582

plashful1648

splashy1856

1856 C. Dickens Let. 22 Apr. (1995) VIII. 96 We wallowed in an odd sort of dinner which would have been splashy if it hadn't been too sticky.

1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. xi. 431 Brown leaves, splashy rains, and winds moaning.

1878 H. S. Wilson Alpine Ascents ii. 28 Rain dimpling with a thousand splashy drops the pools of water.

2. Of sounds: Such as are made by a splash.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of water > [adjective] > splashing

plashy1582

plashing1813

splashy1835

splashing1897

sloshing1924

1835 M. Scott Cruise of Midge xii, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 461/2 One or two cranes,..taking wing with a rustling splashy flaff, glided silently past us.

1885 E. P. Warren & C. F. M. Cleverly Wanderings ‘Beetle’ 34 How inseparable an association of these foreign rivers is the splashy whack of the battoir.

3. Making a show or stir; attracting attention; sensational. Cf. splash n.¹ 2d.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [adjective]

rankOE

peacockly?a1425

ruffling1531

garish1545

peacockish1551

peacock-like1576

ostentatious1590

fastuous?1591

flaring1593

flantitanting1596

ostentive1599

ostentative1601

showful1607

flourishable1614

flourishing1616

flaunting1624

ostentous1624

ostentatory1638

swasha1640

fanfaron1670

paradeful1748

ostensible1782

epideictic1790

fandangous1797

flashy1801

affiché1818

show-off1818

splashing1820

flaunty1825

splash-and-dash1830

pretentious1832

flash1836

splashy1836

pretenceful1841

swanky1842

peacocky1844

fantysheeny1847

splurgy1852

cheesy1858

pretensivea1868

duchessy1870

swagger1879

lavish1882

splurging1884

show-offy1890

razzmatazz1900

show-offish1903

whoop-de-do1904

Ritz1908

split-arse1917

swanking1918

ritzy1919

fantoosh1920

knock-me-down1922

showboating1936

showboat1939

hellzapoppin'1945

zazzy1961

glitzy1966

sploshy1966

zhuzhy1968

noncy1989

bling1999

1836 F. Marryat Mr. Midshipman Easy II. ix. 271 It's the yellow carriage of that old lady with her..two splashy footmen!

1848 Punch 27 May 226/2 It is perfectly fair that this gentleman..should be enabled to make what is termed a ‘splashy’ effect in civilised society.

1972 ‘T. Coe’ Don't lie to Me ix. 87 The killing had originally gotten a pretty splashy play in the newspapers.

1976 Scotsman 25 Nov. 14/2 A preposterous miracle has rescued the ‘Observer’. It was the sort of last-minute, cliff-hanging rescue which the ‘Observer’ would hesitate to make a big, splashy story out of.

4. Done in splashes; not even or regular.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adjective] > exhibiting variety in appearance > irregular in appearance

patched1447

shredden1581

patchy1583

of shreds (and patches)1604

patchwork1634

patched work1716

desultory1842

unpatterned1842

patchworky1845

patchworked1873

splashy1880

spotty1881

the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adjective] > varying or unequal in extent, duration, etc. > varying or uneven in character, quality, etc.

unequal1703

splashy1880

streaky1898

1880 Academy 11 Dec. 430/3 The fine, but splashy, sketches..will rightly attract many admirers.

1884 Brit. Almanac & Compan. 167 His manner of handling is rather sketchy and splashy.

1887 Church Times 7 Oct. 785/2 The organ accompaniment..they complained of as being splashy and spasmodic.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	splashy
释义	splashyadj.¹ Etymology: Alteration of plashy adj.¹ Compare splash n.²Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsplashy. Full of shallow pools or puddles; wet and soft. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [adjective] fen-lichc1000 fennyc1000 mooryOE marshya1382 marshlyc1410 moorisha1492 queachy?a1500 marish1549 plashya1552 foggy?1555 fen-like1561 undrained1573 fennish1577 boggy1587 paludious1595 wealy1601 marishy1607 snapy1607 uliginous1610 quagmiry1623 paludiate1632 boggish1633 pooly1652 swampy1661 spouty1677 gouty1686 pondy1687 morassy1699 sloppy1699 lairy17.. soggya1722 swampish1725 splashy1727 squashy1751 haggy1765 gaulty1784 slumpy1823 sumpy1824 paludine1852 paludic1854 paludinal1856 paludian1860 paludinous1866 paludal1871 paludial1875 morassic1893 muskeggy1894 swamped1899 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Splashy, washy, wet, watery. 1742 Defoe's Tour Great Brit. (ed. 3) II. 34 Not far from hence is Sedgmore, a watry splashy Place. 1821 J. Clare Village Minstrel II. 185 Winter leaves her splashy slough. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre III. ii. 65 [A light] led me..through a wide bog; which..was splashy and shaking even now, in the height of summer. 1890 S. W. Baker Wild Beasts I. 195 Even at this season the ground was splashy beneath the heavy weight of our advancing line. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online September 2021). splashyadj.² Brit. /ˈsplaʃi/, U.S. /ˈsplæʃi/ Etymology: < splash n.¹ or splash v.¹ 1. Of a splashing character; falling, etc., with a splash or in splashes. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of splashing > [adjective] > splashy plashy1582 plashful1648 splashy1856 1856 C. Dickens Let. 22 Apr. (1995) VIII. 96 We wallowed in an odd sort of dinner which would have been splashy if it hadn't been too sticky. 1864 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia IV. xvi. xi. 431 Brown leaves, splashy rains, and winds moaning. 1878 H. S. Wilson Alpine Ascents ii. 28 Rain dimpling with a thousand splashy drops the pools of water. 2. Of sounds: Such as are made by a splash. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > sound of water > [adjective] > splashing plashy1582 plashing1813 splashy1835 splashing1897 sloshing1924 1835 M. Scott Cruise of Midge xii, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 461/2 One or two cranes,..taking wing with a rustling splashy flaff, glided silently past us. 1885 E. P. Warren & C. F. M. Cleverly Wanderings ‘Beetle’ 34 How inseparable an association of these foreign rivers is the splashy whack of the battoir. 3. Making a show or stir; attracting attention; sensational. Cf. splash n.¹ 2d. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > [adjective] rankOE peacockly?a1425 ruffling1531 garish1545 peacockish1551 peacock-like1576 ostentatious1590 fastuous?1591 flaring1593 flantitanting1596 ostentive1599 ostentative1601 showful1607 flourishable1614 flourishing1616 flaunting1624 ostentous1624 ostentatory1638 swasha1640 fanfaron1670 paradeful1748 ostensible1782 epideictic1790 fandangous1797 flashy1801 affiché1818 show-off1818 splashing1820 flaunty1825 splash-and-dash1830 pretentious1832 flash1836 splashy1836 pretenceful1841 swanky1842 peacocky1844 fantysheeny1847 splurgy1852 cheesy1858 pretensivea1868 duchessy1870 swagger1879 lavish1882 splurging1884 show-offy1890 razzmatazz1900 show-offish1903 whoop-de-do1904 Ritz1908 split-arse1917 swanking1918 ritzy1919 fantoosh1920 knock-me-down1922 showboating1936 showboat1939 hellzapoppin'1945 zazzy1961 glitzy1966 sploshy1966 zhuzhy1968 noncy1989 bling1999 1836 F. Marryat Mr. Midshipman Easy II. ix. 271 It's the yellow carriage of that old lady with her..two splashy footmen! 1848 Punch 27 May 226/2 It is perfectly fair that this gentleman..should be enabled to make what is termed a ‘splashy’ effect in civilised society. 1972 ‘T. Coe’ Don't lie to Me ix. 87 The killing had originally gotten a pretty splashy play in the newspapers. 1976 Scotsman 25 Nov. 14/2 A preposterous miracle has rescued the ‘Observer’. It was the sort of last-minute, cliff-hanging rescue which the ‘Observer’ would hesitate to make a big, splashy story out of. 4. Done in splashes; not even or regular. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adjective] > exhibiting variety in appearance > irregular in appearance patched1447 shredden1581 patchy1583 of shreds (and patches)1604 patchwork1634 patched work1716 desultory1842 unpatterned1842 patchworky1845 patchworked1873 splashy1880 spotty1881 the world > relative properties > relationship > variety > [adjective] > varying or unequal in extent, duration, etc. > varying or uneven in character, quality, etc. unequal1703 splashy1880 streaky1898 1880 Academy 11 Dec. 430/3 The fine, but splashy, sketches..will rightly attract many admirers. 1884 Brit. Almanac & Compan. 167 His manner of handling is rather sketchy and splashy. 1887 Church Times 7 Oct. 785/2 The organ accompaniment..they complained of as being splashy and spasmodic. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹1727adj.²1835
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