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gaudy /ˈgɑ:di/ adjective
gaud·i·er; gaud·i·est
1 : too bright and heavily decorated
gaudy jewelry/colors The showgirls wore gaudy costumes.
2 informal : very large or impressive
They bought the house for a gaudy sum. (disapproving) He collected fancy cars and other gaudy symbols of wealth. The team had a gaudy [=dazzling] 10–0 record at the start of the season.
— gaud·i·ly Listen to audio /ˈgɑ:dəli/ adverb
gaudily dressed clowns gaudily painted statues
— gaud·i·ness Listen to audio /ˈgɑ:dinəs/ noun [noncount]
the gaudiness of the mansion

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