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Meaning of 'gaudy' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Gaudy [ n.]
- One of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster is recited.
- A feast or festival; -- called also gaud-day and gaudy day.
2 . Gaudy [ superl.]
- Ostentatiously fine; showy; gay, but tawdry or meretricious.
- Gay; merry; festal.

Meaning of 'gaudy' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . gaudy [ s]
Meaning (1):
- tastelessly showy
Example in sentence:
  • a flash car;
  • a flashy ring;
  • a gaudy costume;
  • a meretricious yet stylish book;
  • garish colors;
  • loud sport shirts;
  • tawdry ornaments

Nearby Words:

gauche gaucherie gaucho gauchos gaud gaud-day gauded gaudery gaudful gaudies

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