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garish

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gar·ish  (gârsh, gr-)
adj.
1.
a. Marked by strident color or excessive ornamentation; gaudy.
b. Loud and flashy: garish makeup. See Synonyms at gaudy1.
2. Glaring; dazzling: "Hide me from Day's garish eye" (John Milton).

[Origin unknown.]

garish·ly adv.
garish·ness n.

garish [ˈgɛərɪʃ]
adj
gay or colourful in a crude or vulgar manner; gaudy
[from earlier gaure to stare + -ish]
garishly  adv
garishness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.garishgarish - tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
tasteless - lacking aesthetic or social taste

garish
adjective gaudy, bright, glaring, vulgar, brilliant, flash (informal), loud, brash, tacky (informal), flashy, tasteless, naff (Brit. slang), jazzy (informal), tawdry, showy, brassy, raffish garish purple curtains
conservative, quiet, plain, elegant, modest, dull, subtle, refined, sombre, sedate, tasteful, unobtrusive
Translations
garish [ˈgɛərɪʃ] ADJ [colour] → chillón, estridente; [clothing] → chillón, llamativo, charro(LAm)

garish [ˈgɛərɪʃ] adjcriard(e), voyant(e)

garish
adj (pej) colours, neon signgrell, schreiend; clothesknallbunt

garish [ˈgɛərɪʃ] adjsgargiante, vistoso/a; (light) → abbagliante
garish [ˈgɛərɪʃ] adjsgargiante, vistoso/a; (light) → abbagliante

garish
adj garish [ˈgeəriʃ]
unpleasantly bright or showy His shirts are very garish. skel مُبَهْرَج، زاهٍ ярък křiklavý skrigende grell (κακόγουστα) φανταχτερός chillón, llamativo, estridente räige زننده räikeä criard צַעֲקָנִי भड़कीला drečav, napadan rikító norak óþægilega bjartur/skrautlegur appariscente けばけばしい 지나치게 화려한 akį rėžiantis (bezgaumīgi) spilgts; acīs krītošs menyilaukan hel grell, prangende krzykliwy garrido ţipător броский krikľavý kričeč drečav gräll, skrikig ฉูดฉาด cırtlak, cafcaflı 太過花俏且俗氣的 яскравий بھڑک دار loè loẹt; sặc sỡ 丽的
adv garishly
skril بِبَهْرَجَه ярко křiklavě skrigende grell χτυπητά, φανταχτερά chillonamente, llamativamente räigelt بطور جلف و زننده räikeästi avec un luxe criard בְּצוּרָה צַעֲקָנִית भड़कीलापन drečavo, napadno feltűnően secara norak glannalega in maniera appariscente けばけばしく 난하게 per daug ryškiai spilgti; acīs krītoši menyilaukan hel grelt, skjærende krzykliwie espalhafatosamente ţipător броско krikľavo kričeče drečavo grällt อย่างฉุดฉาด; บาดตา cafcaflı bir şekilde 俗不可耐地 яскраво بھڑکیلے پن سے loè loẹt; sặc sỡ
n garishness
skril بَهْرَجَه яркост křiklavost skrigen die Grelligkeit κακογουστιά estridencia, llamatividad räigus جلف بودن räikeys aspect tapageur סַסגוֹנִיוּת भड़कीलापन drečavost, napadnost ízléstelenség sifat norak e-ð sem er glannalegt/yfirgengilegt appariscenza けばけばしさ 지나치게 화려함 per didelis ryškumas (bezgaumīgs) spilgtums menyilaukan helheid grellhet, skjærende kvalitet krzykliwość extravagância aspect ţipător броскость krikľavosť neokusnost drečavost grällhet ความหรูหรา; ความฉูดฉาด cafcaflı olma, süslülük 過分艷麗 пістрявість بھڑکیلاپن sự loè loẹt; sự sặc sỡ


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A mania for purchasing spread itself throughout the several bands--munitions for war, for hunting, for gallantry, were seized upon with equal avidity--rifles, hunting knives, traps, scarlet cloth, red blankets, garish beads, and glittering trinkets, were bought at any price, and scores run up without any thought how they were ever to be rubbed off.
They must look queer in their garish frames on the walls of the peasant house.
Against this rude form of domesticity were opposed the chromo-tinted dresses and extravagant complexions of a few single unattended women--happily seen more often at night behind gilded bars than in the garish light of day--and an equal number of pale-faced, dark-moustached, well-dressed, and suspiciously idle men.
 
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