gaudily

Definition of gaudilynext

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Recent Examples of gaudily On our first morning, Sara and I woke to one of the roughly 300 days of sun that Taos receives each year—gaudily beautiful weather for the end of February. Michael Paterniti, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaudily
Adverb
  • But where the exhibitions on Cribs were charmingly, sometimes garishly, idiosyncratic, today’s represent a subtler and often more generic version of taste.
    Kim Hew-Low, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • And Cayden Alley is endearing and playful as Damian, the school’s most flamboyantly gay student.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2026
  • Egerton, by contrast, gets to grandstand a bit more flamboyantly.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • Bryan Fuller’s expressionistic procedural is ostentatiously gruesome, yes, but the increasingly disturbing interplay between Will and Hannibal — cat and mouse, will-they/won’t they — is a full course meal on its own.
    Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
  • In her closet were seven Ungaros, three Rykiels, a Kamali bathing suit and a Kamali sleeping-bag coat, five Kenzo dresses, two pieces from the Ballets Russes collection of Saint Laurent—all of which were trades or payments in kind, none of them mothballed, but instead worn ostentatiously and often.
    Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Adverb
  • Mabe Fratti and Bill Orcutt’s collaboration didn’t begin colorfully or dramatically; Fratti just liked Orcutt and said so publicly, prompting Orcutt to reach out, which resulted in their working—remotely, mostly—on a series of pieces.
    Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 2 June 2026
  • Lifetime Achievement Award-winner Poltz was colorfully introduced by his longtime musician friend, former San Diego Padres second baseman and third base coach Tim Flannery.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2026
Adverb
  • The eastern Pennsylvania town of Easton was one of only three places (along with Philadelphia and Trenton) where the Declaration of Independence was read out loud to colonists, following its adoption on July 4, 1776.
    Joe Yogerst, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
  • Despite being about the size of my hand, the speaker puts out loud, crystal-clear sound with an impressive twelve-hour battery life.
    Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
Adverb
  • Your 12th House of Rest and Reflection calls loudly as the sparkling Sun forms a quincunx with Pluto in your 7th House of Partnership.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
  • At least one shareholder loudly called for the return of former Chairman Carlos Ghosn, while others voiced deep dissatisfaction with Nissan's continuing decline.
    Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Adverb
  • Of course, that beloved character is Slippin' Jimmy himself, brilliantly (and hilariously) played by Bob Odenkirk.
    Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 22 June 2026
  • It's so brilliantly shot as well.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 22 June 2026

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“Gaudily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaudily. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.

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