garish
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ɪʃ, ˈgær- adjective
1.
crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.
2.
excessively ornate or elaborate, as buildings or writings.
3.
dressed in or ornamented with bright colors.
4.
excessively bright; glaring.
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| —adj | |
| gay or colourful in a crude or vulgar manner; gaudy | |
| [C16: from earlier gaure to stare + | |
| 'garishly | |
| —adv | |
| 'garishness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
garish
1545, possibly from M.E. gawren "to stare," which is of unknown origin, perhaps from O.N. gaurr "rough fellow."
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Example sentences
And they have more garish, naughty and irreverent song-and-dance routines than you can shake a scepter at.
The lines between garish kitsch and substantive reality have been annihilated.
The colors are bright and garish, and the effect of many of his prints is that of a photo negative, or an infrared photo.
The drably colored but busy text and borders that frame each letter, however, accentuate the garish tones of the art.
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