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单词 garishly
释义

garish

adjective

gar·​ish ˈger-ish How to pronounce garish (audio)
1
: clothed in vivid colors
a garish clown
2
a
: excessively or disturbingly vivid
garish colors
garish imagery
b
: offensively or distressingly bright : glaring
3
: tastelessly showy : flashy
garish neon signs
garishly adverb
garishness noun

Synonyms

  • flamboyant
  • flaring
  • flashy
  • gaudy
  • glitzy
  • loud
  • noisy
  • ostentatious
  • razzle-dazzle
  • splashy
  • swank
  • swanky
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Example Sentences

the wedding guest's thick makeup was garish and unnecessary
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Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

garish

adjective

gar·​ish ˈger-ish How to pronounce garish (audio)
: too bright or showy : gaudy
She was dressed in garish colors.

garishly

adverb

as in gaudily

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • gaudily
  • flamboyantly
  • ostentatiously
  • flashily
  • colorfully
  • loud
  • ornately
  • loudly
  • brilliantly
  • brightly
  • strikingly
  • richly
  • gorgeously
  • spectacularly
  • fancily
  • gayly
  • nattily
  • luridly
  • bravely
  • conspicuously
  • neatly
  • gaily
  • splendidly
  • dashingly
  • smartly
  • pertly
  • spiffily
  • swankily
  • jazzily
  • gallantly
  • dapperly
  • snappily
  • shockingly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • drably
  • dully
  • inconspicuously
  • unobtrusively
  • boringly
  • demurely
  • quietly
  • chastely
  • modestly
  • unpretentiously
  • plainly
  • conservatively
  • simply
  • severely
  • somberly
  • bleakly
  • colorlessly
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