different between flashy vs pizazzy

English

Etymology

flash +? -y

Pronunciation

• enPR: fl?sh'?, IPA^(key): /?flæ?i/

• Rhymes: -æ?i

Adjective

flashy (comparative flashier, superlative flashiest)

1. Showy; visually impressive, attention-getting, or appealing.

   The dancers wore flashy costumes featuring shiny sequins in many vibrant colors.

2. (dated, poetic) Flashing; producing flashes.

   a flashy light

   • 1826, Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Works of Vergil: Translated into English Prose

     […] the accustomed warmth pierced his marrow, and ran thrilling through his shaken bones; just as when at times, with forked thunder burst, a chinky stream of fire in flashy lightning shoots athwart the skies.

3. (archaic) Drunk; tipsy

Synonyms

• (visually impressive): See also Thesaurus:gaudy
• (producing flashes): blinking, fulgorous
• (drunk): See also Thesaurus:drunk

Translations

Anagrams

• fly ash

English

Alternative forms

• pizzazzy

Etymology

pizazz +? -y

Adjective

pizazzy (comparative pizazzier or more pizazzy, superlative pizazziest or most pizazzy)

1. (informal) Of, characterized by, or exhibiting pizazz.
   • 2008, Barbara Lippert, "You Call That Groundbreaking?," Adweek, 26 May (retrieved 8 Jan. 2009):

     To make the cereal brand seem sexier and more exciting, the campaign renamed the dull old shredded wheat squares as punchy, pizazzy "New Diamond Shreddies."

Synonyms

• flashy, zesty, snazzy