Definition of gaudy
gaudier
;gaudiest
1 : ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented gaudy costumes
2 : marked by extravagance or sometimes tasteless showiness : outlandish gaudy lies gaudy claims; also : exceptional a gaudy batting average
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Examples of gaudy in a Sentence
The showgirls wore gaudy costumes.
They bought the house for a gaudy sum.
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Jay’s accomplishment means 4:44 tallied downright gaudy numbers.
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The basket put a gaudy exclamation point on an 81-68 summer league victory over the Miami Heat and capped a strong performance by Isaac.
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Despite his gaudy numbers and versatile skillset, Walker’s recruitment has been relatively quiet to this point.
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Stone, like so many before him, never came to possess one of those gaudy rings.
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Perfume seems to be regarded as the gaudy younger sibling of fashion -- something for department stores rather than art galleries.
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Flyballs are leaving ballparks at an unprecedented rate this season, 1.23 per team per game, each one a brick in the construction of a gaudy new skyscraper where a historic monument once sat.
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To boot, the woman elevated glitter from gaudy to glamorous, which is no small feat.
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Now only traces of the original boardwalk remain from those days, but the smell of corn dogs or Coppertone suntan lotion can bring back memories of bumper-car rides or skee-ball games in cool arcades with gaudy neon lights.
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Origin and Etymology of gaudy
Synonym Discussion of gaudy
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Definition of gaudy
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: a feast or entertainment especially in the form of an annual college dinner at a British university
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To someone for whom Miami is the gaudy, palm-tree-and-Art-Deco opulence of South Beach, the poverty of the Liberty City neighborhood, and its Liberty Square public housing projects, would be jarring.
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Origin and Etymology of gaudy
probably from Latin gaudium joy — more at joy
GAUDY Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of gaudy for English Language Learners
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: too bright and heavily decorated
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: very large or impressive
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: too bright and showy gaudy jewelry
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