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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

/ ˈɡɛə°ùɪʃ /

adjective

  1. gay or colourful in a crude or vulgar manner; gaudy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²µ²¹°ù¾±²õ³ó±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ²µ²¹°ù¾±²õ³ó²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²µ²¹°ùi²õ³ó·±ô²â adverb
  • ²µ²¹°ùi²õ³ó·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog 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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˜yÐÄvlog 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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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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Part of the reason why Carey was so notably unrecognizable in her role in Lee Daniels’ “Precious†was because Daniels threw her into garish office lighting.

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