flashily

Thân thiện

He dresses flashily for the party.

Definition

Adverb: 1. In a showy, gaudy, or overly elaborate manner: Describes an action done with excessive ornamentation, bright colors, or ostentatious style intended to attract attention, often with a negative connotation of being tasteless. 2. In a superficially attractive but deceptive or insincere manner: Describes something done with a false or shallow brilliance.

Usage

The adverb "flashily" modifies verbs to describe how an action is performed, specifically with a showy and often tacky quality. - It is typically used to criticize something for being overly ostentatious or lacking in genuine taste or substance. - It often carries a negative judgment.

Examples

• The performer danced flashily across the stage, but her singing lacked emotion.
• He was dressed flashily in a bright purple suit with golden sequins.
• The brochure was flashily designed with too many animations, making it hard to read.
• The politician made flashily optimistic promises that were never fulfilled.

Advanced Usage

• "flashily advertised": Promoted in a loud, garish, or sensational way.
  • The product was flashily advertised on late-night television.
• "flashily decorated": Adorned with excessive, often cheap-looking, decorations.
  • The casino lobby was flashily decorated with crystal chandeliers and gold leaf.

Variants and Related Words

• Flashy (adjective): Attracting attention by being bright, colorful, and ostentatious, often in a vulgar way.
  • He drove a flashy red sports car.
• Flashiness (noun): The quality of being flashy.
  • The flashiness of the display was off-putting to some customers.

Synonyms

• Gaudily: In a showy way that lacks good taste.
• Garishly: In a way that is overly bright and showy, to a disturbing degree.
• Ostentatiously: In a manner intended to attract notice and impress others, often with wealth or status.
• Meretriciously: In a superficially attractive but false or insincere manner (a close synonym, often used in more formal criticism).

Antonyms

• Plainly: In a simple, unadorned manner.
• Soberly: In a serious, sensible, and plain manner.
• Subtly: In a delicate, understated manner.
• Elegantly: In a tastefully refined and graceful manner.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. in a fancy colorful manner
   • he dresses rather flamboyantly
2. in a meretricious manner
   • the boat is meretriciously decorated

Từ đồng nghĩa

• flamboyantly
• showily
• meretriciously