Gaudily
adverb
In a flashy or showy way that is meant to impress.
She was dressed gaudily in bright, glittering clothes.
Often appears as...
- dressed gaudily
- decorated gaudily
adverb
In a flashy or showy way that is meant to impress.
She was dressed gaudily in bright, glittering clothes.
Often appears as...
- dressed gaudily
- decorated gaudily
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Pro Tip 1/3Visual Impact
Use 'gaudily' when something is overly decorated and hard to miss due to its eye-catching appearance.
The carnival floats were gaudily decorated with hundreds of neon lights.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Nuance
'Gaudily' often implies bad taste or a lack of sophistication, so use it carefully.
His gaudily painted car didn't impress the neighbors.
Pro Tip 3/3Attention Seeking
Describe an action or look intended to draw attention as 'gaudily' done.
He gaudily announced his arrival with a loud, flashy suit.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Impact
Use 'gaudily' when something is overly decorated and hard to miss due to its eye-catching appearance.
The carnival floats were gaudily decorated with hundreds of neon lights.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Nuance
'Gaudily' often implies bad taste or a lack of sophistication, so use it carefully.
His gaudily painted car didn't impress the neighbors.
Pro Tip 3/3Attention Seeking
Describe an action or look intended to draw attention as 'gaudily' done.
He gaudily announced his arrival with a loud, flashy suit.
Pro Tip 1/3Visual Impact
Use 'gaudily' when something is overly decorated and hard to miss due to its eye-catching appearance.
The carnival floats were gaudily decorated with hundreds of neon lights.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Nuance
'Gaudily' often implies bad taste or a lack of sophistication, so use it carefully.
His gaudily painted car didn't impress the neighbors.
Pro Tip 3/3Attention Seeking
Describe an action or look intended to draw attention as 'gaudily' done.
He gaudily announced his arrival with a loud, flashy suit.
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Quote examples
Gilbert K. Chesterton
English Writer
White... is not a mere absence of colour; it is a shining and affirmative thing, as fierce as red, as definite as black... God paints in many colours; but He never paints so gorgeously, I had almost said so gaudily, as when He paints in white.
Quote examples
Gilbert K. Chesterton
English Writer
White... is not a mere absence of colour; it is a shining and affirmative thing, as fierce as red, as definite as black... God paints in many colours; but He never paints so gorgeously, I had almost said so gaudily, as when He paints in white.
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