gaudy
adjective
brilliantly or excessively showy.
gaudier
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comparativeof gaudy.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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That’s because playing on the same defensive line might clear the biggest roadblock that they have faced stopping them from putting up even gaudier numbers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
It does not seek the new, but demands endless repetition of the same themes, merely with greater elaboration, gaudier technical effects and greater expense.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2025
As the plot gathers steam and accelerates, Johnson again offers a blunt evisceration of the privileged and powerful, only with fancier cocktails, showier bric-a-brac and gaudier outfits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2022
Butler had gaudier individual scoring performances, but Tatum was the steadier force.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 13, 2022
Hugo declining antithesis and content to be no gaudier than his neighbours?
From Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation by William Ernest Henley
