Viola Davis

Flashy characters are more entertaining to people because you get it. You don't have to work to get someone who says what they mean and says what they think. They're out there. It's harder to play a quiet character because everything happens in their stream of consciousness.

American Actress

Finn Jones

There's nothing interesting about seeing our characters for an hour and a half do some flashy flying in the sky and beating up on some buildings. It's boring, and people don't want that anymore. They want character, and they want story.

English Actor

Fawad Khan

I observe a lot, and I try to pick out what looks good on me. I like to keep it basic and simple. Never too flashy. Remember, whatever suits you is the best, and it doesn't necessarily have to be the trend or the rave of the season.

Pakistani Actor

Gaspar Noe

The truth is that... if you put any idea out there that's kind of flashy, you have many, many people that are going to be copying it. This happens whether you do movies, paintings or music.

Argentinian Director

Kelly Reilly

My family believe you should never be flashy about anything. Maybe that handicapped me a little bit, that extreme humility.

English Actress

Samin Nosrat

There's nothing historically in my life very flashy. I'm not exceptionally beautiful. I'm not exceptionally wealthy.

American Chef

Ilyasah Shabazz

Grass-roots work is not flashy, and rarely celebrated on the national media level, but that is where change begins.

American Author

Rula Ghani

I may not raise my voice a lot, I may not be very flashy, but I like to interact with people.

Afghani Public Servant

Marcus Berg

Those who know me know I'm not a person who has a flashy lifestyle.

Swedish Athlete

Ryan Leaf

I don't know if I was ever meant to have that flashy lifestyle.

American Athlete

Use 'flashy' sparingly, as too much flashiness is often seen negatively.

Avoid Overuse

'Flashy' can imply lacking in taste or subtlety, not just attractive brightness.

Not Always Positive

Consider the social setting; 'flashy' may be fun at a party but inappropriate at a funeral.

Social Context

'Flashy' often carries a critical tone, suggesting something is only superficially impressive.

Critical Tone

When something is called 'flashy', it may be trying too hard to gain attention.

Examine Intent

Prefer substance over style; avoid describing valuable items as 'flashy' when they merit deeper appreciation.

Substance Over Style

'Flashy' can describe something unstable or changing quickly, usually in finance or technology.

Rapid Change

In the context of change, 'flashy' suggests a lack of reliability or predictability.

Expect Instability

 and threats to come. I think in the case of terrorism, it isn't. And many of the things we've heard about from our speakers today -- how many people do you know got up and said, Poverty! I can't believe what poverty is doing to us. People get up in the morning; they don't care about poverty. It's not making headlines, it's not making news, it's not flashy. There are no guns going off.

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 You know anything, I'd try. I wouldn't shower for a week -- nothing worked. Nothing whatsoever worked until a few years ago, my six-year-old daughters were looking at this wheelchair catalog that I had, and they said, "Oh, Dad! Dad! Look, you gotta get these, these flashy wheels -- you gotta get 'em!"

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 and are scared that one might be overlooked, like this one, and also, about, I don't know, flying cars and speaker inquiries these days, I guess. My take is, we need more testing. I want to be very careful. It's very easy to give a flashy result and impress a TED audience.

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 They were far more vibrant and flashy than the relatively dull greens made from natural pigments, so they quickly became popular choices for paint as well as dye for textiles, wallpaper, soaps, cake decorations, toys, candy, and clothing.

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 that we could do anything and then that was pretty much there was no consequence to anything one day we're approached by a gentleman that had a proposition my first impression of John well-dressed well-groomed flashy he was more than

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 themselves can see much more including infrared and ultraviolet dinosaurs are after all just one branch of a long line of colorful creatures scientists had discovered that some birds like the flashy peacock have a secret lair to

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 which is a pretty big drop i think it's the biggest in the in the country actually multiple different ways the fixtures low flow shower heads and in our residence halls and toilets things that aren't shiny flashy exciting things

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 behavior scientifically known as display this means that males are playing mr. big stock will show the other males who is top chimp now these chimps are unable to wear flashy suits by a football team

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 It may not be immediately clear why any creature would take bites out of the seafloor. But the diet of these flashy foragers actually plays a key role

Flashy

Something or someone that is too bright or colorful, or showing off too much.

Often appears as...

Something designed to impress people in an obvious and not genuine way.

Often appears as...

Something that changes or moves too quickly and unpredictably.

Often appears as...

Avoid Overuse

Not Always Positive

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