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garishly

adverb

Definition of garishly

as in gaudily

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Recent Examples of garishly But where the exhibitions on Cribs were charmingly, sometimes garishly, idiosyncratic, today’s represent a subtler and often more generic version of taste. — Kim Hew-Low, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025

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Adverb

On our first morning, Sara and I woke to one of the roughly 300 days of sun that Taos receives each year—gaudily beautiful weather for the end of February.

— Michael Paterniti, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025

Definition of gaudily

Adverb

Ahmed wrapped his face in a red kaffiyeh—the fantasy of a man in hiding, ostentatiously drawing attention to himself.

— Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Bryan Fuller’s expressionistic procedural is ostentatiously gruesome, yes, but the increasingly disturbing interplay between Will and Hannibal — cat and mouse, will-they/won’t they — is a full course meal on its own.

— Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026

Definition of ostentatiously

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This flamboyantly ambitious novel, which takes place in a version of Atlanta known as Atlantis, follows the life of George Washington Jonson, a Black cop with a liking for white women.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Rooms are decorated with minibars crafted in Jaipur, flamboyantly upholstered chairs, Murano-glass chandeliers, and marbled wallpaper sourced and crafted in Italy.

— Clare Coulson, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of flamboyantly

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The Canada phenomenon reflects, albeit more colorfully, sourcing trends seen on a global scale.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Union members and their supporters were dressed colorfully, clad in red or green, and their march through the Brussels city center passed off peacefully.

— Mark Carlson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of colorfully

Adverb

Kardashian’s dress, form-fitted with cap sleeves and a plunging neckline, was ornately patterned.

— Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
He was hired by McCartney to be the head of A&R at Apple Records, the company launched by the Beatles in April 1968, and was the one who brought in James Taylor, producing his first album — which, in fact, was ornately overproduced, and didn’t make much of a mark.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 June 2026

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