gaudier; gaudiest
1
: ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
gaudy costumes
2
: marked by extravagance or sometimes tasteless showiness : outlandish
gaudy lies
gaudy claims
plural gaudies
: a feast or entertainment especially in the form of an annual college dinner at a British university
Examples of gaudy in a Sentence
Adjective
The showgirls wore gaudy costumes.
They bought the house for a gaudy sum.
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Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 June 2025
On Saturday, on the streets of Washington, Donald Trump will throw himself a costly and ostentatious military parade, a gaudy display of waste and vainglory staged solely to inflate the president’s dirigible-sized ego.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Meyers has backed that up with gaudy numbers for Central Suburban South champion New Trier (23-7-1, 10-5) this season.
—Sam Brief, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
The end result is some gaudy revenue and EBITDA numbers: $174.5 million in revenue and $144 million in EBITDA for 2024.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 5 June 2025
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Adjective
But Oklahoma City engulfs basketball’s gaudiest attacks not in spite of its hacking but because of it.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 June 2025
On Saturday, on the streets of Washington, Donald Trump will throw himself a costly and ostentatious military parade, a gaudy display of waste and vainglory staged solely to inflate the president’s dirigible-sized ego.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Meyers has backed that up with gaudy numbers for Central Suburban South champion New Trier (23-7-1, 10-5) this season.
—Sam Brief, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
The end result is some gaudy revenue and EBITDA numbers: $174.5 million in revenue and $144 million in EBITDA for 2024.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 5 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for gaudy
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“Gaudy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaudy. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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