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A Writer's Dictionary:

gaudiness Definition


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gaudy1
adj
    gaudier, gaudiest
    1. derog
      Coarsely and brightly coloured or decorated.
      Thesaurus: ostentatious, showy, tawdry, glitzy, garish, tasteless, vulgar, chintzy, flashy, loud, meretricious; Antonym: drab, plain, quiet.
Derivative: gaudily
adverb
    Derivative: gaudiness
    noun
      Etymology: 16c: from gaud.



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