gaudy
adjective
brilliantly or excessively showy.
gaudily
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a word derived from
gaudy.
Example Sentences
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Others said the program would mean the demise of the gaudily decorated and brightly colored jeepneys, which have been regarded as Manila’s “King of the Road” and a showcase of Philippine culture on wheels.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 5, 2023
Joe is in many ways Arthur’s opposite, a somber, gray-bearded wreck of a man beside the Joker’s giggling, gaudily colored beanpole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2020
Sadly, in recent years, this most unostentatious and proletarian of foods has been gentrified and made to dress up gaudily with superfluous additives such as honey, Nutella and cinnamon.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 20, 2019
But “7 Rings” is closer to a bop: unabashedly insubstantial, gaudily acquisitive, carefree.
From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2019
Texts and images depict the Teotihuacanos as gaudily martial figures with circular mirrors strapped to their backs and squared-off helmets sweeping protectively in front of the jaw.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
