garish
adjective
crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.
garishly
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a word derived from
garish.
Example Sentences
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Some AI-generated images of real people appear garishly stylized or depict people with plastic-looking faces.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2023
Beneath the garishly illuminated palm trees and totally clear skies of this Red Sea resort, there is a multilingual, multinational babble.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2022
Seattle Rep’s production, directed by Malika Oyetimein, has a tendency to draw its scenes as garishly as Matthew Webb’s classroom lighting design, with obvious punchlines delivered obviously.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2022
His nuclear family is equally chaotic, though less garishly dysfunctional than some of the collateral branches.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2021
There were still men in garishly painted demon masks skulking about the city, making mischief.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
