gaudy
adjective
[ ˈɡɔːdi ]
• extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless.
• "silver bows and gaudy ribbons"
Similar:
garish,
lurid,
loud,
over-bright,
glaring,
harsh,
violent,
flashy,
showy,
glittering,
brassy,
ostentatious,
tasteless,
in bad taste,
vulgar,
distasteful,
unattractive,
nauseating,
bilious,
sickly,
flash,
tacky,
bling,
Origin:
late 15th century: probably from gaud + -y1.
gaudy
noun
• a celebratory dinner or entertainment held by a college for old members.
• "administratively, the college cannot cope with more than one gaudy per year"
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘rejoicing, a celebration’): from Latin gaudium ‘joy’, or from gaude ‘rejoice!’, imperative of gaudere .
