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)
- 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