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garish

[gair-ish, gar-]

adjective

  1. crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.

    Synonyms: ,
  2. excessively ornate or elaborate, as buildings or writings.

  3. dressed in or ornamented with bright colors.

  4. excessively bright; glaring.



garish

/ ˈɡɛəɪʃ /

adjective

  1. gay or colourful in a crude or vulgar manner; gaudy

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • garishly adverb
  • garishness noun
  • ˈ adverb
  • ˈԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of garish1

1535–45; earlier gaurish, perhaps equivalent to obsolete gaure “to stare” ( Middle English gauren, from Old Norse ) + -ish 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of garish1

C16: from earlier gaure to stare + -ish
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Synonym Study

See gaudy 1.
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Beyond the garish headlines of Trump’s plan to accept a Boeing 747 as a gift from Qatar, new trends are emerging that will redefine the region, posing additional challenges for U.S. policy.

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He's dehumanized himself, becoming a garish caricature of fascist longing instead.

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It's "slick but dismally soulless", declared the Hollywood Reporter, while the New York Times called it "obvious, garish and just plain dumb".

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But the cover took five months to put together, with designer Brent David Freaney testing around 500 shades of green to produce a garish, nausea-inducing effect.

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Scene was defined by its brightly coloured fashion sense, big, garish, dyed hairstyles and layered clothing.

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