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
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Adjective
The showgirls wore gaudy costumes.
They bought the house for a gaudy sum.
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Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
The paintings of Mickalene Thomas are big, bold, gaudy, and beautiful, embedded with rhinestones, daubed with phosphorescent color, and composed like crazy quilts.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
The loser, unbelievably, has to turn right around and hit the road as a wild-card team with an incredibly gaudy record.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
The approach has led to some of the most gaudy numbers of Young’s career.
—Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
After a season of gaudy stats, but a few high-leverage failures (4 runs vs. Yankees; failure to appear against his old squad, the Phils).
—Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
The paintings of Mickalene Thomas are big, bold, gaudy, and beautiful, embedded with rhinestones, daubed with phosphorescent color, and composed like crazy quilts.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
The loser, unbelievably, has to turn right around and hit the road as a wild-card team with an incredibly gaudy record.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
The approach has led to some of the most gaudy numbers of Young’s career.
—Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Gaudy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaudy. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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