nongarish

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1. Not garish.

   How could I have forgotten old nongarish Joan.

   1988, Carol Budd, White lies, page 204

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   People in the upper-upper class often live in fashionable, nongarish houses nestled comfortably on family estates.

   1989, Rodman B. Webb, Robert R. Sherman, Schooling and Society, →ISBN, page 402

   It is not necessary for a widow to wear black and a heavy veil at a spouse's funeral, nor are guests any longer required to wear black; any nongarish color is acceptable.

   1990, Letitia Baldrige, Letitia Baldrige's Complete Guide to the New Manners for the 90's, →ISBN

   The illumination they produce is tranquil, more shimmering and diffuse, and nongarish.

   2014, Vinod Kumar Khanna, Fundamentals of Solid-State Lighting, →ISBN