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garish

adj
/ˈɡɛəɹɪʃ/UK/ˈɡɛːɹɪʃ//ˈɡɛəɹɪʃ/US

Etymology

Unknown, possibly from obsolete Middle English gawren (“to stare”) which is of uncertain origin, probably from Old Norse gá (“to watch, heed”) or gaurr (“rough fellow”) (Proto-Indo-European *gʰow-rós, from *gʰew- (“to be angry”)). Compare with English gaw.

  1. derived from gá
  2. inherited from gawren

Definitions

  1. Overly ostentatious

    Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste.

    • The dress fits her well, but the pattern is rather garish.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA