Garish
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡɛəɹɪʃ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Garish is an adjective meaning Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste.
Meaning
Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste.
Example Sentences
The dress fits her well, but the pattern is rather garish.
Leela: He gave me mechanical ears / Effective though just a bit garish.
She also said that Thameslink trains were deliberately garish, so as to lure drivers stuck on the M1, which runs alongside the line around Radlett.
On the other hand, to arrive after dusk, when the multitude of garish little public-houses are lit up, giving glimpses of crowded jostling bars and taprooms, is an introduction to a fine city well calculated to affect even the most nonchalant.
Synonyms for garish
Depending on context, synonyms include bedizened, blatant, blingish, brash, campy, catchpenny.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gaudy, flashy, tawdry, gimcrack, meretricious, tacky.
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