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Definition of gaudy adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

gaudy

adjective

NAmE//ˈɡɔdi//

(gaudier, gaudiest) (disapproving)

too brightly colored in a way that lacks taste synonym garish gaudy clothes/colors

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gaudily

NAmE//ˈɡɔdl̩i//

adverb gaudily dressed/painted

gaudiness

NAmE//ˈɡɔdinəs//

noun [uncountable]See gaudy in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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