garishly

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adverb

In a garish manner.

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Meanings

adverbgarishly (comparative more garishly, superlative most garishly)

comparative more garishly · superlative most garishly

  1. In a garish manner.

    Euston: The vast main concourse screens displayed advertising again on March 2, on a two-week trial - but less garishly following public complaints.

    2026 March 18, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Midlands”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 21
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    "My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects;[…]."

    1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a tastelessly garish manner

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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APA

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MLA

“garishly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garishly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “garishly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garishly.

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