flashily
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.
Adverb
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in a fancy colorful manner
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he dresses rather flamboyantly
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in a meretricious manner
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the boat is meretriciously decorated
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