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
Defensive and self-pitying, Parker narrates this long and gaudily overstuffed tale of a King and his Kingmaker, arguing — unpersuasively — that he isn’t the villain that history has made him out to be.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2022
It is gaudily self-pitying, showily creepy, and all indebted to the dark side of Michael Jackson.
From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2019
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
Cloaks of turkey feathers fluttered from their shoulders; huge feather diadems exploded gaudily round their heads.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
