garish

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Perhaps from Old Norse gaurr (“rough fellow”)[1].

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Adjective

garish (comparative more garish, superlative most garish)

  1. Overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste.
    The dress fits her well, but the pattern is rather garish.
    • 2003 August 10, Ken Keeler, "The Devil's Hands are Idle Playthings", Futurama, season 5, episode 16, Fox Broadcasting Company
      Leela: He gave me mechanical ears / Effective though just a bit garish.

[edit] Translations

overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste

[edit] References

  1. ^ “garish” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
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