adjective · rare

garish

garish · more garish · most garish

ґей, гомосексуал

показной, кричащий

auffallend, aufdringlich, schreiend bunt, grell

Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad tasteOverly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste.

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/ˈɡɛəɹɪʃ/

» His garish new suit was teal.

Meaning

1 senses

Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste.
The dress fits her well, but the pattern is rather garish.
grell, protzig, auffallend
крича́щийkričáščij, показно́йpokaznój

More definitions

tastelessly showy

Examples

5 sentences

His garish new suit was teal.
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He was wearing a garish tie.
ruНа нём был аляповатый галстук.
deEr trug eine schreiende Krawatte.
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It's a garish dress she's got on.
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The film is a simple story cloaked in garish splendour.
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The colour of the bedlinen is a bit garish, but it'll fade in the wash.
deDie Farbe der Bettwäsche ist etwas grell, aber das wäscht sich aus.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste:

Origin

Unknown, possibly from obsolete Middle English gawren (“to stare”) which is of uncertain o

Unknown, possibly from obsolete Middle English gawren (“to stare”) which is of uncertain origin, probably from Old Norse gá (“to watch, heed”) or gaurr (“rough fellow”) (Proto-Indo-European *gʰow-rós, from *gʰew- (“to be angry”)). Compare with English gaw.

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